Usually means: Excessively rewarded beyond what's necessary.
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We found 10 dictionaries that define the word overcompensated:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. overcompensated: Merriam-Webster
  2. overcompensated: Collins English Dictionary
  3. overcompensated: Vocabulary.com
  4. overcompensated: Wordnik
  5. overcompensated: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. overcompensated: Wiktionary
  7. overcompensated: Dictionary.com
  8. overcompensated: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. overcompensated: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. overcompensated: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

(Note: See overcompensate as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (overcompensate)

verb:  (intransitive) To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
verb:  (transitive) To provide with excessive pay or reward for work performed.
▸ Also see overcompensate


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