- overcompensatory
- adjective see overcompensation
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
overcompensatory
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overcompensatory — overcompensate ► VERB ▪ take excessive measures to compensate for something. DERIVATIVES overcompensation noun overcompensatory adjective … English terms dictionary
overcompensatory — See overcompensate. * * * … Universalium
overcompensatory — adjective Tending to overcompensate; providing excessive compensation … Wiktionary
overcompensatory — over·compensatory … English syllables
overcompensatory — adjective see overcompensate * * * overcompenˈsatory adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑over … Useful english dictionary
overcompensation — overcompensatory /oh veuhr keuhm pen seuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /oh veuhr kom peuhn say sheuhn/, n. Psychoanal. 1. a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite… … Universalium
overcompensation — noun Date: 1912 excessive compensation; specifically excessive reaction to a feeling of inferiority, guilt, or inadequacy leading to an exaggerated attempt to overcome the feeling • overcompensate verb • overcompensatory adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
overcompensate — verb a) To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area. b) To provide excessive pay or reward for work performed. See Also: overcompensation, overcompensatory … Wiktionary
overcompensation — noun a) An excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area. b) Excessive pay or reward provided for work performed. See Also: overcompensate, overcompensatory … Wiktionary
overcompensate — verb take excessive measures to compensate for something. Derivatives overcompensating adjective overcompensatingly adverb overcompensation noun overcompensatory adjective … English new terms dictionary
