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compensation neurosis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A psychic symptom of an injured claimant where he practices a rejectionist attitude towards gainful activity not because his sufferings induced by the injury have transformed into somatic complaints but due to character faults or perverse legal understanding and on this basis demands that the ensuing financial losses be compensated by the tortfeasor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: accident neurosis

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Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: korvausneuroosi — Rejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
  • German: Begehrensneurose — Rejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
  • German: Rentenneurose — Rejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
  • German: Tendenzneurose — Rejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
  • German: Rechtsneurose — Rejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
  • German: Entschädigungsneurose — Rejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
  • German: Unfallneurose — Rejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
  • Swedish: kompensationsneuros — Rejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice