overcompensate

Word parts

over- + compensate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əʊvəˈkɒmpɛnseɪt/

Verb

Plain form overcompensate

Third-person singular overcompensates

Past tense overcompensated

Past participle overcompensated

Present participle overcompensating

1. If you overcompensate for something, you do an excessive work to attempt to correct it.