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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 over·com·pen·sa·tion /-ˌkɑmpənˈseʃən, ˌpɛn-/
 過度補償

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 over·com·pen·sa·tion /-ˌkɑmpənˈseʃən, ˌpɛn-/ 名詞

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 overcompensation
      n 1: (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined
           defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its
           opposite
      2: excessive compensation