| 单词 | overcompensate |
| 释义 | overcompensate /oh'veuhr kom"peuhn sayt'/, v. , overcompensated, overcompensating. v.t. 1. to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced. v.i. 2. to 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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