02672859-v 'make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities'; V2; 
 
Chinese (simplified) 过度补偿 , 掩盖 , 掩饰
English cover , compensate ( ) , overcompensate ( )
Indonesian menggelimangi , menjerukun , memalut , membelongsongi , mencakupi , membenarkan , melingkupi , melapiki , mencakup , menggelimuni , menyalut , menutupi , meliputi , membahas , membukut
Japanese 埋め合わせ , 埋め合わせ+する
Definitions
Japanese
よいところを大げさに強調することで欠点や劣等感を補う
彼は悪い父親であることに対し、埋め合わせをしている
English
make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
he is compensating for being a bad father
Relations
Hypernym: compensate
Semantic Field: stativev
Verb Frames
Something ----s something;  
External Links

SUMO: ⊂ SubjectiveAssessmentAttribute

TempoWN: (Past: 0.000; Present: 0.015; Future: 0.000)

SentiWN: (+0.62 -0.12) MLSentiCon: (+0.50 -0.12)


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