miscompensate verb2 •To provide the wrong amount of payment as compensation.Other parties can but guess at their negotiating partner's reliance costs, so they are likely to miscompensate . — 1991 •To err when attempting to adapt to a condition.The nervous system, once so adept at compensation, begins to miscompensate, exacerbating the overall dysfunction of the system. — 2017 formsmiscompensated · miscompensating · miscompensates