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overcompensation

/oh-ver-kom-puhn-sey-shuhn/US // ˈoʊ vərˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌəʊvəˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən) //

超额赔偿,过度补偿,过度赔偿,超额补偿

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Psychoanalysis.

    • : a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
    • : compensation to an unnecessary or unreasonable degree: The pay was overcompensation for the work done.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inrecompense

Examples

  • This is particularly important for fine hair because an overcompensation for lack of power with increased heat won’t do much to boost volume and can quickly cause damage.

  • Perhaps it was some misguided means of overcompensation, an unconscious need to exert control over our situation.

  • You not only have to judge time, but magnitude; overcompensation is ruinous, too.