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overcompensation

overcompensation noun: an excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.

Noun

overcompensation (countable and uncountable, plural overcompensations)

  1. An excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
  2. Excessive pay or reward provided for work performed.

Forms of overcompensation

pluralovercompensations

Origin of overcompensation

From over- + compensation.

Questions about overcompensation

What does overcompensation mean?
Overcompensation means an excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
What part of speech is overcompensation?
Overcompensation is a noun.
What is the plural of overcompensation?
The plural of overcompensation is overcompensations.

Words near overcompensation in the dictionary

  1. overcompensate
  2. overcompensated
  3. overcompensates
  4. overcompensating
  5. overcompensatingly
  6. overcompensation
  7. overcompensations
  8. overcompensative
  9. overcompensator
  10. overcompensators
  11. overcompensatory

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