overcompensate

I also learned to overcompensate and create a persona that helped me talk comfortably to people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

This sounds obvious, she says, but many people “neglect to pause” and try to overcompensate, which causes them to talk in circles.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026

“But we have to be on the same page and trust that the guy next to us is going to do his job, and we don’t have to overcompensate for anything.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025

“For years, I internalized the idea that my brain was ‘wrong’ and that I had to work twice as hard, overcompensate and mask my symptoms to be taken seriously in professional spaces,” Colzie said.

From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025

Her breeziness was forced, laid on thickly, and Ifemelu felt burdened with guilt, and with a desire to overcompensate.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Inflationary pressures from this wage growth may mean a rate-cutting Fed overcompensates with more aggressive balance sheet cuts to sustain credibility.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

“But we think that spread in P/E multiples overcompensates for the quality difference between the two companies.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026

If the comedy overcompensates at the expense of landing every gag, then good on her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025

Elena rejects Dovydas at certain times, and Dovydas overcompensates at moments that have them determining if and how they can be together.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2023

The songs are written from the point of view of a "woman who feels powerless and overcompensates by exercising extreme control on herself and on her environment," Mitski told The Outline.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2018

Others are saying she overcompensated for her unconvincing aggressiveness last time round - and was too defensive this time.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2022

After its sales skyrocketed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peloton overcompensated by spending hundreds of millions to expedite shipping and build a new factory.

From The Verge ● Feb. 19, 2022

The hospital overcompensated physicians in violation of two federal laws, Leach said.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 13, 2020

DeBoer said all Jones needed was a few small adjustments as he had overcompensated from being too passive late in the season to being overly aggressive in the first four games against the Golden Knights.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2019

Jessie lifted up a knee to prop up the tray but overcompensated.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

I’m not claiming that he’s overcompensating, but, yeah, he is.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

By overcompensating for the sore back, he developed paralysis in the ulnar nerve in his right arm, limiting him to five appearances in his first minor league season.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

But the Finance and Leasing Association, the body that represents the lending industry, has said the FCA is "overcompensating".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025

But “I think they’re overcompensating by making these new guidelines.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

But was Rowan overcompensating now by choosing the most pleasant looking of them?

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman