Associations to the word «Overcompensation»
Wiktionary
OVERCOMPENSATION, noun. An excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
OVERCOMPENSATION, noun. Excessive pay or reward provided for work performed.
Dictionary definition
OVERCOMPENSATION, noun. (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite.
OVERCOMPENSATION, noun. Excessive compensation.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.