Overcompensation is the name of the act: trying to correct a weakness or a mistake by doing too much of the opposite thing. If overcompensate is what you do, overcompensation is what you call that habit or that result.

Overcompensation is overcompensation指的是 the name of the act這個行為的名稱： trying to correct a weakness or a mistake想矯正一個弱點或錯誤 by doing too much of the opposite thing卻朝相反方向做過頭了。 If overcompensate is what you do如果overcompensate是你做的動作， overcompensation is what you call that habit or that resultovercompensation就是這個習慣或結果的名稱。

A little making-up can be wise; overcompensation is when the cure is bigger than the problem — extra studying that becomes panic, extra kindness that becomes spoiling, extra toughness that becomes unkind. Same slightly formal feel as the verb.

A little making-up can be wise稍微彌補一下是明智的； overcompensation is when the cure is bigger than the problem而overcompensation是指補救的力道大過問題本身 — extra studying that becomes panic多念的書變成了恐慌、 extra kindness that becomes spoiling多給的好意變成了寵壞、 extra toughness that becomes unkind多加的強硬變成了不近人情。 Same slightly formal feel as the verb和動詞一樣帶點正式的語感。

You will hear it in news and in talk about feelings and behaviour. Though actually, Chinese often uses the same words for the verb and the noun; English keeps them apart.

You will hear it你會在 in news新聞、 and in talk about feelings and behaviour以及談情緒和行為的話題裡聽到它。 Though actually不過其實， Chinese often uses the same words for the verb and the noun中文常常動詞和名詞用同一個詞； English keeps them apart英文則把它們分開。