overcompensation

English - Turkish

Definition of overcompensation in English Turkish dictionary: {i} aşırı telâfi [pis.]; (isim) aşırı telâfi [pis.]; (Tıp) Aşırı derecede telafi; aşırı tepki; aşırı telâfi
overcompensate: aşırı tepki göster
overcompensate: fazlasıyle karşılamak
overcompensate: {f} fazlasıyla karşılamak
overcompensate: {f} for (zayıf bir tarafını) fazlasıyla telafi etmek
overcompensate: {f} telâfi etmek

English - English

Definition of overcompensation in English English dictionary: An excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area; Excessive pay or reward provided for work performed; excessive compensation (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite; excessive compensation; (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite; {i} excessive compensation; excessive repayment; working too hard to make up for a fault or a defect (Psychoanalysis)
overcompensate: To provide excessive pay or reward for work performed
overcompensate: To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area
overcompensate: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
overcompensate: make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
overcompensate: {f} compensate excessively; repay in an excessive amount; work too hard to correct a fault or a defect (Psychoanalysis)
overcompensate: to try to correct a weakness or mistake by doing too much of the opposite thing overcompensate for
overcompensates: third-person singular of overcompensate
overcompensating: present participle of overcompensate

overcompensation

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o·ver·com·pen·sa·tion

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