overcompensation
NOUN
/oʊvər,kɑmpənseɪ_ʃən/
16 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
overcompensation is a valid 16-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1V4E1R1C3O1M3P3E1N1S1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING
What does overcompensation mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Excessive compensation.
BROADER
2
(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite.
BROADER
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