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English noun: overcompensation | |||
| 1. | overcompensation (process) (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compensation | ||
| Domain category | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | ||
| 2. | overcompensation (possession) excessive compensation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compensation | ||
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