overcompensation

Noun
  1. (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite (synset 113550819)
    referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
    is a type of: compensation - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
  2. Excessive compensation (synset 113303971)
    is a type of: compensation - something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

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