malcompensate

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verb

To compensate inappropriately

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Meanings

verbmalcompensate (third-person singular simple present malcompensates, present participle malcompensating, simple past and past participle malcompensated)

present singular third person malcompensates · participle present malcompensating · participle past malcompensated · past malcompensated

  1. To compensate inappropriately

Origin

From mal- + compensate.

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APA

malcompensate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malcompensate

MLA

“malcompensate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malcompensate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malcompensate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malcompensate.

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