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Quick definitions from WordNet (overcompensate)
▸ verb: make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
▸ verb: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
▸ Also see overcompensating
▸ Words similar to overcompensate
▸ Usage examples for overcompensate
▸ Words that often appear near overcompensate
▸ Rhymes of overcompensate
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▸ verb: make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
▸ verb: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
▸ Also see overcompensating
▸ Words similar to overcompensate
▸ Usage examples for overcompensate
▸ Words that often appear near overcompensate
▸ Rhymes of overcompensate
▸ Invented words related to overcompensate