miscompensate
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To err when attempting to adapt to a condition.
verb
To provide the wrong amount of payment as compensation.
Example Sentences
- "A background spectrum (without any sample in the infrared beam) must be obtained in order to subtract atmospheric effects on the spectrum, but sometimes, because of momentary local changes in the atmosphere, the instrument miscompensates."
- "The nervous system, once so adept at compensation, begins to miscompensate, exacerbating the overall dysfunction of the system."
- "The author criticizes this method of damage calculation and provides examples of how it can "miscompensate" plaintiff for economic loss, leading to an inefficient deterrent effect and excessive social costs."
- "Other parties can but guess at their negotiating partner's reliance costs, so they are likely to miscompensate ."
Etymology
From mis- + compensate.