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Meaning of "overcompensatory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERCOMPENSATORY

overcompensatory  [ˌəʊvərˌkɒmpənˈseɪtərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERCOMPENSATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overcompensatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERCOMPENSATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overcompensatory in the English dictionary

The definition of overcompensatory in the dictionary is compensating excessively. Other definition of overcompensatory is of or relating to an attempt to make up for a character trait by overexaggerating its opposite.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERCOMPENSATORY


adjudicatory
əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪtərɪ
anticipatory
ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
celebratory
ˈsɛləbreɪtərɪ
circulatory
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪtərɪ
classificatory
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪtərɪ
compensatory
ˌkɒmpənˈseɪtərɪ
congratulatory
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪtərɪ
dedicatory
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ
gyratory
ˌdʒaɪəˈreɪtərɪ
innovatory
ˈɪnəveɪtərɪ
masturbatory
ˈmæstəˌbeɪtərɪ
oscillatory
ˌɒsɪˈleɪtərɪ
participatory
pɑːtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
regulatory
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
revelatory
ˌrevəˈleɪtərɪ
self-congratulatory
ˌselfkənɡrætʃʊˈleɪtərɪ
self-regulatory
ˌsɛlfrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
translatory
trænsˈleɪtərɪ
ventilatory
ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtərɪ
vexatory
vɛkˈseɪtərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERCOMPENSATORY

overcolour
overcome
overcomer
overcommit
overcommitment
overcommitted
overcommitting
overcommunicate
overcompensate
overcompensation
overcomplex
overcompliance
overcomplicate
overcompress
overconcern
overconfidence
overconfident
overconfidently
overconscious
overconsume

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERCOMPENSATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
inflammatory
laboratory
lavatory
mandatory
migratory
obligatory
observatory
predatory
preparatory
purgatory
research laboratory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of overcompensatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overcompensatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERCOMPENSATORY

Find out the translation of overcompensatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overcompensatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overcompensatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overcompensatory
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overcompensatory
570 millions of speakers

English

overcompensatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overcompensatory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overcompensatory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overcompensatory
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overcompensatory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overcompensatory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surcompensatoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overcompensatory
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overcompensatory
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overcompensatory
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overcompensatory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overcompensatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overcompensatory
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overcompensatory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिपरिचक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overcompensatory
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overcompensatory
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overcompensatory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overcompensatory
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overcompensatory
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overcompensatory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overcompensatory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overcompensatory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overcompensatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overcompensatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCOMPENSATORY»

The term «overcompensatory» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.670 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCOMPENSATORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overcompensatory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overcompensatory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overcompensatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERCOMPENSATORY»

Discover the use of overcompensatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overcompensatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Princeton Guide to Ecology
Thus, if f[N(t)] is a declining function of the population size, the model exhibits density dependence. And if N(t)f[N(t)] eventually declines, then the system is said to incorporate overcompensatory density dependence. Classic density- dependent ...
Simon A. Levin, Stephen R. Carpenter, H. Charles J. Godfray, 2009
2
Modeling Paradigms and Analysis of Disease Transmission Models
The per-capita growth rate, g, is said to be overcompensatory if lim T→∞ f(T) = 0. When g is overcompensatory the increase in T is not enough to compensate for the decrease in g(T) at high densities [13, 14, 26]. Scramble and contest ...
Abba B. Gumel, Suzanne Lenhart, 2010
3
Evolutionary Conservation Biology
A much analyzed case is that of scramble competition that leads to overcompensatory population regulation; then, for a fixed carrying capacity the mean extinction time may decrease as the intrinsic growth rate increases, as a result of the ...
Régis Ferrière, Ulf Dieckmann, Denis Couvet, 2004
4
Issues in Experimental Psychology: 2011 Edition
without cognitive load, 26 participants made consistent overcompensatory movements, 10 made consistent ironic errors, and 4 showed no distinct error bias , with levels of somatic anxiety predicting this pattern. However, 21 (52.5%) ...
‎2012
5
Fault in American Contract Law
Willful Breach Doctrine In this section, we review several applications of the willful breach doctrine and examine whether they are consistent with the theoretical model developed in Part I. A. Overcompensatory Expectation Damages Courts ...
Omri Ben-Shahar, Ariel Porat, 2010
6
Be Your Own CBT Therapist: Teach Yourself
... from adopting an overcompensatory position and to deal with the irrational beliefs that underpin your problemyou needto: understand the function of your overcompensatory stance and the irrational beliefs that they aremeant to keepatbay ...
Windy Dryden, 2011
7
The Wetlands Handbook, 2 Volume Set
Under these circumstances, plant growth was severely limited by nitrogen (N), and the overcompensatory increase in NAPP entirely depended on the return of goose faecal nutrients to the vegetation (Hik and Jefferies 1990). From experiments ...
Edward Maltby, Tom Barker, 2009
8
Contract Law and Economics
The Puzzle of Overcompensatory Remedies and Some Suggestions for Further Research Most of the prior analysis can be summed up as follows: when valuations are observable and verifiable, money damages measured by the promisee's ...
Gerrit de Geest, 2011
9
Issues in Life Sciences—Acarology, Arachnology, and ...
Pastusa Suprema (Solanaceae)] from Colombia can express overcompensatory responses to damage by larvae of the Guatemalan potato moth, Tecia solanivora Povolny (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Here we investigated (1) whether potatoes ...
‎2013
10
Soay Sheep: Dynamics and Selection in an Island Population
Thismodel illustratesthe potential impact of overcompensatory densitydependence on the dynamicsofthe Hirta sheep population. The dynamicsof the model dependonan interaction betweenthe degree of overcompensatory mortality (b)and ...
T. H. Clutton-Brock, J. M. Pemberton, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERCOMPENSATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overcompensatory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Really Awful Word of the Day: Cuckservative
The self-satisfaction of the Trump fans who use this term serves to reinforce their own insecure, overcompensatory, and toxic masculinity, but it ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»
2
The Inadequacy Complex
I hesitate to use the term “inferiority complex” because it suggests aggressive and overcompensatory behavior. For those of us who cannot ... «Harvard Political Review, Jul 15»
3
Momentive Shifts Balance Of Power In Complex Chapter 11
Specifically, both cases held that market rates are overcompensatory insofar as they confer profit upon the secured lender. The purpose of the ... «Law360, May 15»
4
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Egypt Arc
D'Arby Junior is meant to be the overcompensatory, self-aware beta nerd to his brother's alpha playboy brick-brain, but it just doesn't make him ... «Anime News Network, May 15»
5
Ed Miliband admitting to not watching TV is a big mistake
It's such a misstep that an overcompensatory response is now inevitable. In his next brace of interviews, Miliband is bound to backtrack by ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
6
Marvell Warns Fed. Circ. On Dangers Of $1.5B Verdict
... basing infringement damages on products sold outside the U.S. can produce "overcompensatory damages awards" that impede innovation. «Law360, Apr 15»
7
Wan for the Money: How Furious Seven is killing horror movies
so the subsequent directors after Wan took the original's pinch of blood and overspiced it with gallons of overcompensatory gore. By accident ... «Coos Bay World, Apr 15»
8
Does the Black Church Need to Lead the Ferguson Movement?
... community as anger and sadness swelled into a protest which was met with violent, overcompensatory opposition from law enforcement. «The New Republic, Apr 15»
9
While Tony Abbott was busy romancing the Liberal party base …
... a natural base whisperer so she doesn't have to perform the obvious overcompensatory behaviour that the prime minister is now exhibiting. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
10
We are not raising Generation Diva
Or they are parented in an overcompensatory way: treated as little princes and princesses because their parents feel guilty about not giving ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»

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