overcompensation

Excessive compensation, especially the exertion of effort in excess of that needed to compensate for a physical or psychological characteristic or defect.

An excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.

Excessive pay or reward provided for work performed.

Excessive compensation.

(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite.