over·com·pen·sa·tion
n : excessive compensation : specif : excessive reaction to a feeling of inferiority, guilt, or inadequacy leading to an exaggerated attempt to overcome the feeling over*com*pen*sate vb -sat*ed -sat*ing over*com*pen*sa*to*ry adj
             
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