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undercompensation

undercompensation noun: insufficient compensation.

Noun

undercompensation (uncountable)

  1. Insufficient compensation

Origin of undercompensation

From under- + compensation.

Questions about undercompensation

What does undercompensation mean?
Undercompensation means insufficient compensation.
What part of speech is undercompensation?
Undercompensation is a noun.

Words near undercompensation in the dictionary

  1. undercommunication
  2. undercompensate
  3. undercompensated
  4. undercompensates
  5. undercompensating
  6. undercompensation
  7. undercompensatory
  8. undercompetence
  9. undercomplete
  10. undercompliance
  11. undercompressive

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