ALL meanings of overcompensated
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O o - noun overcompensated Simple past tense and past participle of overcompensate. 1
- verb with object overcompensated to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced. 1
- verb without object overcompensated to exhibit psychological overcompensation; strive to overcome a sense of inferiority through overt, opposite behavior: The aggressive patient may be overcompensating, and be a profoundly shy person beneath the façade. 1