redress vs compensation

compensation vs redress

redress and compensation both are nouns.

redress is a verb but compensation is not a verb.

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

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

redress: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
compensation: something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

redress (noun)	compensation (noun)
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil	the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury	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

redress (verb)	compensation (verb)
make reparations or amends for

Difference between redress and compensation

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