overcompensate
verbEtymology
From over- + compensate.
- borrowed from compēnsātus
Definitions
To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in…
To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
To provide with excessive pay or reward for work performed.
The neighborhood
- neighborovercompensation
- neighborovercompensatory
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for overcompensate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA