com|pen|sa|tion

com|pen|sa|tion: 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 government demanding compensation for 1.3 billion acres of land (Newsweek).
SYNONYM(S): recompense.

2. pay: »Equal compensation should be given to men and women for equal work.

3. a) a balancing by equal power, weight, force, or other factors. b) a means for doing this.

4. Physiology, Biology. the increased size or activity of one part (of an organism or organ) to make up for loss or weakness of another: »After one kidney was removed, the other became larger in compensation. The blind man developed especially sharp hearing as a compensation for his loss of sight.

5. Psychology. a) behavior which emphasizes some desirable personal trait, feeling, or attitude, in order to conceal an undesirable one: »His hearty manner was a compensation for his feeling of insecurity.
b) the cancellation of one sensation by another.

6. Optics. a) the equalization of the retardation of two rays of light. b) = compensator. (Cf. ↑compensator)

7. a compensating or a being compensated.

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com|pen|sa|tion|al — «KOM puhn SAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with compensation … 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

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