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compensation vs defence reaction

defence reaction vs compensation

compensation and defence reaction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compensation Yes No No No
defence reaction Yes No No No
As nouns, defence reaction is a hypernym of compensation; that is, defence reaction is a word with a broader meaning than compensation:
  • compensation: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
  • defence reaction: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Other hypernyms of compensation include defence, defence mechanism, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction.
compensation (noun) defence reaction (noun)
the act of compensating for service or loss or injury (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
Difference between compensation and defence reaction

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