overcompensatev.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈkɒmp(ə)nseɪt/,

/ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpɛnseɪt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈkɑmp(ə)nˌseɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, compensate v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + compensate v.With specific use in psychology compare German überkompensieren (20th cent.).

1. transitive. To take excessive measures to correct or make amends for (an error, weakness, etc.); to compensate (a person, etc.) excessively. Frequently in passive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > compensate or make up for > more than compensate for

surpay1603

overcompensatea1774

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. xxxviii. 481 A damage..which will be over compensated by its produce to the party sustaining it.

1849 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Dec. 530 How must he have..accounted himself over compensated for the profuse sweat produced by his unwonted covering.

1894 Philos. Trans. 1893 (Royal Soc.) B. 184 343 With renewed action the negativity of injury of the inner surface is again over-compensated, leading to a re-reversal of current back to normal.

1922 Sci. Monthly Feb. 113 While the organism ‘lives’, the effects of loss or destruction are continually being offset or compensated (often over-compensated) by new construction.

1976 Harvard Business Rev. May 84 Conceivably, executives were overcompensated ten years ago, and what we are seeing today is a free-market revaluation of their function and contribution.

2002 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Sept. t24 A few select businesses that are unfairly overcompensated by the present administration.

2. intransitive. To take excessive measures to correct or make amends for an error, weakness, etc.; to compensate excessively; (Psychology) to behave in an exaggerated manner in an attempt to make up for what is felt as a weakness or defect in one's character.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > be or become equal [verb (intransitive)] > compensate > overcompensate

overcompensate1887

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > theories of Adler > [verb] > overcompensate

overcompensate1887

1887 Proc. Royal Soc. 42 101 The results show that I overcompensated for the difference in illumination, for I did not take into account the fact that [etc.].

1947 Partisan Rev. 14 476 As a result he..over-compensates by consciously immersing himself in parochial attitudes shared by the folk.

1980 D. Brin Sundiver i. i. 4 Jacob tried to correct but overcompensated, making the waldo tumble even worse.

1999 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Mar. 269/1 He would overcompensate for his fear by making himself do something he shouldn't.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overcompensate
释义	overcompensatev. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkɒmp(ə)nseɪt/, /ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpɛnseɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkɑmp(ə)nˌseɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, compensate v. Etymology: < over- prefix + compensate v.With specific use in psychology compare German überkompensieren (20th cent.). 1. transitive. To take excessive measures to correct or make amends for (an error, weakness, etc.); to compensate (a person, etc.) excessively. Frequently in passive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > compensate or make up for > more than compensate for surpay1603 overcompensatea1774 a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. xxxviii. 481 A damage..which will be over compensated by its produce to the party sustaining it. 1849 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Dec. 530 How must he have..accounted himself over compensated for the profuse sweat produced by his unwonted covering. 1894 Philos. Trans. 1893 (Royal Soc.) B. 184 343 With renewed action the negativity of injury of the inner surface is again over-compensated, leading to a re-reversal of current back to normal. 1922 Sci. Monthly Feb. 113 While the organism ‘lives’, the effects of loss or destruction are continually being offset or compensated (often over-compensated) by new construction. 1976 Harvard Business Rev. May 84 Conceivably, executives were overcompensated ten years ago, and what we are seeing today is a free-market revaluation of their function and contribution. 2002 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Sept. t24 A few select businesses that are unfairly overcompensated by the present administration. 2. intransitive. To take excessive measures to correct or make amends for an error, weakness, etc.; to compensate excessively; (Psychology) to behave in an exaggerated manner in an attempt to make up for what is felt as a weakness or defect in one's character. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > be or become equal [verb (intransitive)] > compensate > overcompensate overcompensate1887 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > theories of Adler > [verb] > overcompensate overcompensate1887 1887 Proc. Royal Soc. 42 101 The results show that I overcompensated for the difference in illumination, for I did not take into account the fact that [etc.]. 1947 Partisan Rev. 14 476 As a result he..over-compensates by consciously immersing himself in parochial attitudes shared by the folk. 1980 D. Brin Sundiver i. i. 4 Jacob tried to correct but overcompensated, making the waldo tumble even worse. 1999 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Mar. 269/1 He would overcompensate for his fear by making himself do something he shouldn't. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1774
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