Verb: overcompensate ,ow-vu(r)'kóm-pun,seyt
- Make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
"he is overcompensating for being a bad father";
- cover, compensate
- Make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
"The nervous driver overcompensated on the icy road";
- over-correct
Derived forms: overcompensated, overcompensates, overcompensating
Type of: compensate, correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up, redress, right
Encyclopedia: Overcompensate