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

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  1. n. (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
  2. n. excessive compensation
  3. n:100 n. (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite n. excessive compensation