Definition of overcompensation Overcompensation
o•ver•com•pen•sa•tion
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What does overcompensation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: overcompensations |
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| overcompensation - (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite | ||
| compensation something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) | ||
| psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders | ||
| overcompensation - excessive compensation | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- overcompensation, noun, singular of overcompensations.
