- reparation - compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; "an act for which there is no reparation"
--1 is a kind of compensation
Derived form: verb repair2 - reparation - (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after Wordl War I"
--2 is a kind of compensation
- repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation - the act of putting something in working order again
--3 is a kind of improvement
--3 has particulars:darning; patching; care, maintenance, upkeep; band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky; restoration; reconstruction; restitution Derived form: verb repair1 - reparation, amends - something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"
--4 is a kind of expiation, atonement, propitiation
Derived forms: verb repair2, verb repair4 - repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation - the act of putting something in working order again