overcompensate
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
overcompensate
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
overcompensation
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
overconfidence
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
overconfident
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"