overcompensation
IPA: ˈoʊvɝkɑmpʌnsˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- An excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
- Excessive pay or reward provided for work performed.
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Examples of "overcompensation" in Sentences
- Smells like overcompensation to me.
- The surnames issue seems to be an overcompensation.
- Comparison and contrast with phonetic overcompensation.
- Too manyWikipedia articles have that kind of overcompensation.
- But saying that credentials are irrelevant is overcompensation.
- The shift's overcompensation sometimes backfires for the defense.
- It just strikes me as something of an overcompensation for a perceived slight.
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