Definition that contains exaggerating
- cover make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- compensation (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
- compensate make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- overcompensate make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- overcompensation (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite