overcompensate
Example Sentences
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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
“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
If anything, their father and mother took that away from them and left them feeling powerless, which explains this need for Kendall to overcompensate and try too hard and overshoot the mark.
From New York Times • May 30, 2023
“We all know guys who overcompensate for their inadequacies,” Timken said in the spot.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2022
Terryl could overcompensate with the passion of a convert.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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