scompenso

See also: scompensò

Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

scompenso m (plural scompensi)

1. economic imbalance or disequilibrium
2. (pathology) decompensation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

scompenso

1. first-person singular present indicative of scompensare

Usage notes

• Often used in scompenso cardiaco (heart failure [chronic inability to pump blood]), scompenso nervoso (neurasthenia), and scompenso emotivo (imbalance of an individual's psychophysical functions).