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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•com•pen•sate (ō′vər kom′pən sāt′),USA pronunciation v., -sat•ed, -sat•ing. v.t. - to compensate or reward excessively;
overpay:Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
v.i. - Psychiatryto exhibit psychological overcompensation;
strive to overcome a sense of inferiority through overt, opposite behavior:The aggressive patient may be overcompensating, and be a profoundly shy person beneath the façade.
- 1760–70; over- + compensate; as term in psychology, perh. back formation from overcompensation
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