overcompensation

Example Sentences

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He wore Kendall’s clothes and practiced self-doubt and the art of overcompensation.

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

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

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2023

"It is important to recognize that the grandiose projection of self-importance in a pathological narcissist is overcompensation for extremely low self-esteem," explained psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X. Lee in an interview with Salon.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2023

But what passes for humor in “F9” are self-referential one-liners about invincibility and overcompensation, often delivered by Gibson’s Roman, that fall as flat as a pancaked police car.

From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2021

After what I’ve been through, some overcompensation is to be expected.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides