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compensation

/ compensation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
Type of:
recompense
Kinds of:
overcompensation workmen's compensation reimbursement emolument blood money
Derived:
right compensate redress correct pay
noun Sense 2
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
Type of:
defense mechanism defense reaction defence mechanism
Kinds of:
overcompensation
Derived:
cover compensate overcompensate
Domain:
psychiatry psychopathology psychological medicine
noun Sense 3
the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
Type of:
correction rectification
Kinds of:
indemnification
Derived:
compensate counterbalance correct even out even off
Semantic Complexity
71%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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recompense overcompensation workmen's compensation reimbursement emolument blood money defense mechanism defense reaction defence mechanism correction rectification indemnification