overcompensation
Example Sentences
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One is a balls-to-the-wall tune that reeks of overcompensation; the other is a lonely meditation on devotion, which is the essence of Arthur Currie's struggle as a misanthrope caught between two worlds.
From Salon
Paxton said he rushed his return from the back injury, his mechanics were not what they needed to be, and the overcompensation led to the arm troubles.
From Washington Times
Hence, when he came out of Walter Reed with an army of physicians, it appeared to me as overcompensation for a lack elsewhere.
From Salon
The loud voices get even louder because on a basic level they know they are not even the majority, thus the overcompensation.
From Salon
But now I realise such frantic overcompensation was necessary, because if I’d stopped for a second the whole fragile edifice would crash down.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
