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- com|pen|sa|tion|al «KOM puhn SAY shuh nuhl», adjective.of or having to do with compensation.
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com|pen|sa|tion — «KOM puhn SAY shuhn», noun. 1. something given to make up for something else; something which makes up for something else: »He gave me a new knife as compensation for the one of mine he lost. American Indians have filed suits against the… … Useful english dictionary
de|com|pen|sa|tion — «dee KOM puhn SAY shuhn», noun. 1. Medicine. failure of the heart to maintain normal circulation because of a loss in its ability to compensate for a defect. 2. Psychology. loss of the ability or desire to compensate for some inadequacy; loss of… … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|com|pen|sa|tion — «OH vuhr KOM puhn SAY shuhn», noun. 1. Psychology. an excessive effort or exaggerated attempt to make up for a shortcoming in one s personality, as by overemphasizing a particular ability or concealing one s inadequacy with a display of… … Useful english dictionary
com·pen·sa·tion — /ˌkɑmpənˈseıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 a [noncount] : something that is done or given to make up for damage, trouble, etc. The court awarded the victims millions of dollars in compensation. She offered to pay for lunch as compensation for keeping me… … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
pen — pen·al·ty; pen·ance; pen·cil; pen·dant; pen·dent; pen·den·tive; pen·du·line; pen·e·trant; pen·i·tent; pen·i·ten·tial; pen·i·ten·tia·ry; pen·man; pen·nat·u·lar·i·an; pen·ner; pen·sion; pen·sion·ary; pen·ste·mon; pen·ta·gon; pen·tam·e·ter;… … English syllables
compensation — com·pen·sa·tion … English syllables
compensational — com·pen·sa·tion·al … English syllables
compensation — com•pen•sa•tion [[t]ˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of compensating 2) the state of being compensated 3) something given or received for services, debt, loss, injury, etc.; indemnity; reparation; payment 4) phl bio the improvement of any… … From formal English to slang
