Overcompensation
[,ovɚ,kɑmpɛn'seʃən]
Definition
(noun.) excessive compensation.
(noun.) (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite.
Inputed by Diego--From WordNet
[,ovɚ,kɑmpɛn'seʃən]
(noun.) excessive compensation.
(noun.) (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite.
Inputed by Diego--From WordNet