Compromising

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is compromised.

    "There hath been much of treason, And much of violence and shame, To the old worship of that spring-life season; And compromisings of a sacred claim!"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of compromise form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Willing or able to make a compromise.
  2. 2
    That compromises somebody or something; incriminating.

    "A compromising photograph of the president was sold to the newspapers."

Adjective
  1. 1
    making or willing to make concessions wordnet
  2. 2
    vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion wordnet

Synonyms

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conciliatoryflexibletransigentvulnerableyielding

Example

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"A Norwegian diplomat had been hostile to the Soviet Union, so the KGB initiated a compromising action against the Norwegian. He had a Russian girlfriend and was asked to immediately leave the country."

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