overcompensate
verb (used with object)
to compensate or reward excessively; overpay.
was overcompensating
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past progressiveof overcompensate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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However, the director of the body that represents the lending industry said before the final ruling that it thought the FCA was "overcompensating".
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
However, the director of the body that represents the lending industry said it thought the FCA was "overcompensating".
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
"I think the congressman was overcompensating for something that he lacks and feeling inadequate among the heroes on that call."
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2022
“I thought it was mechanics. But his body was overcompensating, and he was wrecking his mechanics.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 27, 2016
