overcompensation
Example Sentences
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The overcompensation only compounded the pathos of the imagery from his arraignment.
From Salon
In truth, the whole debacle really just illustrated the opposite: Republicans are the epitome of overcompensation.
From Salon
"It is important to recognize that the grandiose projection of self-importance in a pathological narcissist is overcompensation for extremely low self-esteem," explained psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X. Lee in an interview with Salon.
From Salon
If that is buried deep in the self-conscious — whether it is real or imagined — that someone wants to erase your existence, they respond with overcompensation: I am here, I exist.
From Salon
For all its supercool posturing, casual cruelty and lurid overcompensation, “Bullet Train” was a cozy all along.
From Washington Post
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