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redress

/ redress /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
Type of:
correction rectification
Kinds of:
salve
Derived:
rectify remediate remedy repair amend
verb Sense 2
make reparations or amends for
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
Opposites:
wrong
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
over-correct overcompensate expiate aby abye
Derived:
remedy remediation damages amends indemnity
See also:
compensate counterbalance correct even out even off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 3
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Type of:
compensation
Kinds of:
relief actual damages compensatory damages general damages nominal damages
Derived:
right compensate correct recompense repair
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
2
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correction rectification salve change alter modify over-correct overcompensate expiate aby abye wrong