What is the meaning of compromising?

verb

  • Make a compromise; arrive at a compromise.
    • usage: "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"
  • Settle by concession.
  • Expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute.
    • usage: "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

adjective

  • Making or willing to make concessions.
    • usage: "loneliness tore through him... Whenever he thought of... Even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
  • Vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion.
    • usage: "she found herself in a compromising situation"
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APAWordNet. (2010). compromising. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/compromising/definitions/1171133
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