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overcompensation

noun /oʊvərkɑmpənseɪʃən/ 6 syllables 16 letters Scrabble 25 WWF 31
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noun

excessive compensation

noun

an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite

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