overcompensation

Example Sentences

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But it also has a strong whiff of overcompensation.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

Start your own coffee company that's draped in gun-related imagery and pretend it doesn't scream "overcompensation."

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2022

But what passes for humor in “F9” are self-referential one-liners about invincibility and overcompensation, often delivered by Gibson’s Roman, that fall as flat as a pancaked police car.

From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2021

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

After what I’ve been through, some overcompensation is to be expected.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides