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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite;

2. excessive compensation; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

overcompensation
    n 1: (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined
         defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its
         opposite
    2: excessive compensation