Overcompensate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make excessive corrections for fear of making an error.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.