OVERCOMPENSATE

[verb] [I] - to act in a way that is intended to produce a usual or correct state from one that is not usual, but that in fact produces a new difficulty or lack of balanceRealizing that the car was sliding to the left, he overcompensated by violently turning the steering wheel to the right, and sent the car crashing into a wall.Chris is one of those small men who overcompensate for their lack of height with a larger than life personality.