overcompensation

Example Sentences

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The overcompensation only compounded the pathos of the imagery from his arraignment.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2023

For all its supercool posturing, casual cruelty and lurid overcompensation, “Bullet Train” was a cozy all along.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2022

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