excessive compensation; excessive repayment; working too hard to make up for a fault or a defect (Psychoanalysis)
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Overcompensation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Noun
1. (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
(hypernym) compensation
(derivation) cover, compensate, overcompensate
(classification) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
2. excessive compensation
(hypernym) compensation
Overcompensation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In linguistics or usage, hypercorrection is a non-standard usage that results from the over-application of a perceived rule of grammar or a usage prescription. A speaker or writer who produces a hypercorrection generally believes that the form is correct through misunderstanding of these rules, often combined with a desire to seem formal or educated.
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