Meaning

2 senses

  1. To err when attempting to adapt to a condition.

  2. To provide the wrong amount of payment as compensation.

Origin

From mis- + compensate.

From mis- + compensate.

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Forms

miscompensates, miscompensating, miscompensated, miscompensated
Base formmiscompensate · to miscompensate
3rd person singularmiscompensates
Present participlemiscompensating
Past simplemiscompensated
Past participlemiscompensated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymiscompensate
he, she, itmiscompensates

Past simpleLesson

all personsmiscompensated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave miscompensated
he, she, ithas miscompensated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill miscompensate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
miscellaneousmischiefB1mischievousmisconceptionB2misconductmisconstrue
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