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overcompensation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | compensation |
overcompensation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | compensation |
| Derivation | overcompensate |
Examples of overcompensation
overcompensation
The United States gets a fair shake, and there may even be some overcompensation.
From the nytimes.com
There was, in all this bluster and techno-wizardry, a feeling of overcompensation.
From the time.com
Because of overcompensation, I had a little tightness in my groin area but that was it.
From the washingtonpost.com
Carlyle said Getzlaf was answering the bell nightly, maybe to the point of overcompensation.
From the ocregister.com
Overcompensation might have caused the nerve problem, Tursunov said.
From the sacbee.com
This behavior may also be overcompensation for our darker emotions.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Which winds up translating into overcompensation after hearing even a slightly higher number.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
But make sure you change directions when running bends to avoid overcompensation on one side.
From the guardian.co.uk
It may have been overcompensation, so to speak, on Dodd's part.
From the time.com
- (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
- Excessive compensation
- (overcompensate) cover: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
- In linguistics, hypercorrection is defined as usage of some rule of pronunciation or grammatical prescription that many users of a language consider incorrect, but that the speaker or writer uses through misunderstanding of these rules, often combined with a desire to seem formal or educated.
- (Overcompensating) Jeffrey J. Rowland (born May 22, 1974) is the author and artist responsible for Wigu and Overcompensating, two popular webcomics. ...
- 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
- Tendency of body to elevate performance capability as a response to workload or increased training stress
- An attempt to overcome or correct a behavior by going too far in the opposite direction.
