compensation vs defence

compensation and defence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compensation	Yes	No	No	No
defence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defence is a hypernym of compensation; that is, defence is a word with a broader meaning than compensation:

compensation: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
defence: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

Other hypernyms of compensation include defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction.

compensation (noun)	defence (noun)
the act of compensating for service or loss or injury	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)	the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
	protection from harm
	a structure used to defend against attack
	the justification for some act or belief
	the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
	the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
	(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
	an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
	(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires