Examples of 'overcompensate' in a sentence

Meaning of "overcompensate"

To overcompensate means to take excessive measures in order to make up for a previous failure or shortcoming. This can often result in overdoing or exaggerating the corrective action
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  • To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
  • To provide with excessive pay or reward for work performed.

How to use "overcompensate" in a sentence

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Big mouth to overcompensate my tiny little penis.
Which made his immune system overcompensate.
You overcompensate and make new ones.
I suddenly do not feel the need to overcompensate by being loud.
Thus they overcompensate by pandering to the right.
Seems like one of these farmers is trying to overcompensate.
She will probably overcompensate and destroy you.
I overcompensate by focusing on other body parts.
Care will be taken not to overcompensate.
Jimmy tried to overcompensate for the loss of speed.
The amateur criminals often overcompensate.
One thing to overcompensate for yourself.
Overcompensate with the family for ignoring them.
The other parent tends to overcompensate.
We are inclined to overcompensate by taking on more or by going to excess.

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You attempt to apologize and overcompensate.
Try not to overcompensate for your lack of confidence.
Do not feel the need to overcompensate.
I started to overcompensate for my lack of hair.
Women professionals do tend to overcompensate.
Your eyes overcompensate for what your ears are missing.
So now you are trying to overcompensate.
Some overcompensate through achievement.
I love it when you overcompensate.
Maybe we overcompensate after they are gone.
I will probably have to overcompensate.
Some people overcompensate by cutting out some foods altogether.
You do not have to overcompensate.
Overcompensate for all of my mistakes.
Are always trying to overcompensate.
I tend to overcompensate when lying.
My advice would be to overcompensate.
You overcompensate for the part of you that you hate.
This makes them overcompensate.
You try and overcompensate just to give them a reason to stay.
It will tend to overcompensate.
So we overcompensate by trying to be clever.
Try not to overcompensate.
Who used to overcompensate for his lack of undercover skill by knowing everything about surveillance.
People often overcompensate.
So then you overcompensate in the marriage by letting the husband have a say and.
I did not say overcompensate.
This may even overcompensate the effect of better local solar resources.
And he tends to overcompensate.
Do not try to overcompensate and waste money that you will regret spending later.
Adler argued that a neurotic individual would overcompensate by manifesting aggression.
Resist the urge to overcompensate by swinging your wheel too hard in the other direction.
The failure of your marriage has caused you to overcompensate in the moment.
So now you are trying to overcompensate By pushing your way into our relationship.
Take time to adjust to your new life and do not overcompensate by overspending.

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