overcompensate
verb/ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpenseɪt/
/ˌəʊvərˈkɑːmpenseɪt/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overcompensate | /ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpenseɪt/ /ˌəʊvərˈkɑːmpenseɪt/ |
| he / she / it overcompensates | /ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpenseɪts/ /ˌəʊvərˈkɑːmpenseɪts/ |
| past simple overcompensated | /ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpenseɪtɪd/ /ˌəʊvərˈkɑːmpenseɪtɪd/ |
| past participle overcompensated | /ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpenseɪtɪd/ /ˌəʊvərˈkɑːmpenseɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form overcompensating | /ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpenseɪtɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈkɑːmpenseɪtɪŋ/ |
- overcompensate (for something) (by doing something) to do too much when trying to correct a problem and so cause a different problem
- She overcompensated for her shyness by talking too much and laughing too loud.
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