Associations to the word «Overcompensation»

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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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.