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Noun: overcompensation  'ow-vu(r)`kóm-pun-sey-shun
  1. (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
     
  2. Excessive compensation

Derived forms: overcompensations

See also: overcompensate

Type of: compensation

Encyclopedia: Overcompensation

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