1. An exaggeration of personal capacity by which one overcomes a real or imagined inferiority. ... 2. The process in which a psychologic deficiency inspires exaggerated correction. ... See: compensation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(o″vәr-kom″pәn-sa´shәn) conscious or unconscious exaggerated correction for a real or imagined physical or psychological deficiency.
A conscious or unconscious process in which a real or imagined physical or psychological deficit gen
Type: Term Pronunciation: ō′vĕr-kom′pen-sā′shŭn Definitions: 1. An exaggeration of personal capacity by which one overcomes a real or imagined inferiority. 2. The process in which a psychological deficiency inspires exaggerated correction. See: compensation
[n] - (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite 2. [n] - excessive compensation
noun excessive compensation
a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait. · compensation to an unnecessary or unreasonable degree: The pay was overcompensation for the work done.
According to Alfred Adler, the attempt to cover up a sense of inferiority by focusing on outward signs of superiority such as status, wealth, and power.