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overcompensation — (n.) 1917 in the psychological sense, translating Ger. überkompensation, from OVER (Cf. over) + COMPENSATION (Cf. compensation). A term used by A. Alder to denote exaggerated striving for power in someone who has an inner sense of inferiority … Etymology dictionary
overcompensation — noun 1. (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite • Derivationally related forms: ↑overcompensate • Topics: ↑psychiatry, ↑psychopathology, ↑psychological medicine … Useful english dictionary
overcompensation — overcompensatory /oh veuhr keuhm pen seuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /oh veuhr kom peuhn say sheuhn/, n. Psychoanal. 1. a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite… … Universalium
overcompensation — 1. An exaggeration of personal capacity by which one overcomes a real or imagined inferiority. 2. The process in which a psychologic deficiency inspires exaggerated correction. See compensation. * * * over·com·pen·sa·tion .käm pən sā shən, .pen n … Medical dictionary
overcompensation — n. (in psychology) the situation in which a person tries to overcome a disability by making greater efforts than are required. This may result in the person becoming extremely efficient in what he (or she) is trying to achieve; alternatively,… … The new mediacal dictionary
overcompensation — perkompensavimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. overcompensation vok. Überkompensation, f rus. перекомпенсация, f pranc. recompensation, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
overcompensation — overcompensate ► VERB ▪ take excessive measures to compensate for something. DERIVATIVES overcompensation noun overcompensatory adjective … English terms dictionary
overcompensation — noun Date: 1912 excessive compensation; specifically excessive reaction to a feeling of inferiority, guilt, or inadequacy leading to an exaggerated attempt to overcome the feeling • overcompensate verb • overcompensatory adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
overcompensation — Synonyms and related words: alienation, autism, autistic thinking, avoidance mechanism, blame shifting, compensation, decompensation, defense mechanism, dereism, dereistic thinking, displacement, dissociation, emotional insulation, escape, escape … Moby Thesaurus
overcompensation — n. excessive compensation; excessive repayment; working too hard to make up for a fault or a defect (Psychoanalysis) … English contemporary dictionary
