compensation

com·pen·sa·tion

noun \ˌkäm-pən-ˈsā-shən, -ˌpen-\

Definition of COMPENSATION

1

: correction of an organic defect by excessive development or by increased functioning of another organ or unimpaired parts of the same organ <cardiac compensation>—see decompensation

2

: a psychological mechanism by which feelings of inferiority, frustration, or failure in one field are counterbalanced by achievement in another