overcompensatedadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈkɒmp(ə)nseɪtᵻd/, /ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpɛnseɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkɑmp(ə)nˌseɪdᵻd/ Excessively compensated.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > compensating > overcompensating or overcompensated
over-compensatory1917
overcompensated1937
the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > theories of Adler > [adjective] > relating to overcompensation
over-compensatory1917
overcompensated1937
1937 ‘M. Innes’ Hamlet, Revenge! ii. viii. 194 One builds on the over-compensated Oedipus—Dad Advises Sonny-boy.
1962 J. H. Simpson & R. S. Richards Physical Princ. Junction Transistors xii. 280 In case (b) (perfect compensation), the dashed curve coincides with the extrapolated linear sections of the transfer characteristics, and in the overcompensated case (c) it lies between the two linear sections.
1999 New Yorker 23 Aug. 148/1 I was eager to insinuate myself into a party of perhaps overcompensated American executives who had signed on for an adrenaline-fuelled escapade of some sort.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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