overcompensation

Noun

Meaning

excessive compensation

(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

dissociation indemnity escape payment compensation damages displacement alienation redress atonement reparation amends recompense emolument cue
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Antonyms

little base lack pennyworth middle core
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Hypernyms

compensation

Related terms

overcompensate overcompensatory

Close letter words and terms

overcompensate overcompensate for something overcompensatingly overcompensative overcompensator overcompensatory