compensation vs defense mechanism

compensation and defense mechanism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compensation	Yes	No	No	No
defense mechanism	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

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

compensation (noun)	defense mechanism (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

compensation vs defense mechanism

compensation and defense mechanism both are nouns.

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