Videoovercompensate

Learn how to use the verb overcompensate to describe actions that go beyond a balanced correction. This lesson explores how the word applies to both physical adjustments, like steering a vehicle, and psychological behaviors used to mask perceived shortcomings. We cover the grammatical roles of overcompensate, its common synonyms like overcorrect, and the important distinction between compensating and overdoing it. Watch this lesson to master this useful term for describing excessive reactions and lack of balance.