| NOUN | process | overcompensation | (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite |
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| possession | overcompensation | excessive compensation |
| Meaning | (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite. | |
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| Category | psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine | The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
| Broader | compensation | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors |
| Verbs | overcompensate | make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities |
| Meaning | excessive compensation. | |
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| Broader | compensation | Something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) |
| Spanish | sobrecompensación | |
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