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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessobrecompensar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: so-bɾe-kom-pen-saɾ
"No debes sobrecompensar tus errores siendo demasiado estricto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To take excessive measures in order to correct or make up for a perceived weakness, fault, or shortage.
"He tended to overcompensate for his lack of experience by being overly strict with the new staff." - 2
To adjust or react to something to an excessive degree, often producing an adverse new problem.
"The steering wheel was too sensitive, causing the driver to overcompensate and swerve."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'over-' (meaning excessive or beyond) combined with 'compensate', which traces back to Latin 'compensare' (to weigh against, counterbalance). The compound emerged in the early 20th century, heavily influenced by psychoanalytic terminology referring to excessive efforts to overcome a real or imagined inferiority.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Overcompensate" is said worldwide
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surcompenser
Transliteration: syr-kɔ̃-pɑ̃-se
"Il essaie de surcompenser sa timidité en parlant très fort."
überkompensieren
Transliteration: yːbɐkɔmpɛnˈziːʁən
"Man neigt dazu, Schwächen durch lautes Auftreten zu überkompensieren."
ipercompensare
Transliteration: i-per-com-pen-sa-re
"Cerca di ipercompensare le sue insicurezze con l'arroganza."
sobrecompensar
Transliteration: so-bɾe-kom-pen-saɾ
"No debes sobrecompensar tus errores siendo demasiado estricto."
supercompensar
Transliteration: su-per-kõ-pẽ-saɾ
"Ele tende a supercompensar quando comete um pequeno erro."
अतिरिक्त भरपाई करना
Transliteration: atirikt bharpai karna
"वह अपनी कमियों को छिपाने के लिए अक्सर अतिरिक्त भरपाई करने की कोशिश करता है।"
矫枉过正
Transliteration: jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
"在纠正错误时，我们不应该矫枉过正。"
과잉 보상하다
Transliteration: gwahying bosanghada
"그는 자신의 실수를 숨기기 위해 과잉 보상하는 경향이 있다."
過剰補正する
Transliteration: kajō hosei suru
"失敗を取り戻そうとして過剰補正してしまった。"
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