overcompensation
Example Sentences
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But it also has a strong whiff of overcompensation.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2024
Still he's not wrong that everything from Hogan ripping off his shirt to Trump pretending he's a general egging on troops is a collective overcompensation by a whole lot of men.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2024
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 ● Feb. 18, 2021
Carlton’s erudition and country-club style panic Will, whose own approach to Blackness becomes an overcompensation for his proximity to affluence.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2020
After what I’ve been through, some overcompensation is to be expected.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
