She had…symptoms of hysteria and a tendency to decompensation (Manchester Guardian Weekly).
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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
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
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 [[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
compensation — com|pen|sa|tion W3 [ˌkɔmpənˈseıʃən US ˌka:m ] n 1.) [U] money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss, or because something they own has been damaged compensation for ▪ compensation for injuries at work compensation from ▪ She… … Dictionary of contemporary English
compensation — com|pen|sa|tion [ ,kampən seıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount something that changes or removes the bad result of something: compensation of: Not needing a car is one of the compensations of living in the city. compensation for: He uses speed… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
