compensation

something which makes something else seem less bad or less serious

an amount of money or something else given to pay for loss or damage

the act of giving money to pay for loss or damage

a situation where the body helps to correct a problem in a particular organ by making another organ, or the undamaged parts of the same organ, function at a higher level

behaviour that emphasises a particular ability or personality characteristic in order to make the lack of another one seem less bad