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- Dictionarycompromising/ˈkɒmprəmʌɪzɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of information or a situation) revealing an embarrassing or incriminating secret about someone: "compromising letters and blackmail"
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COMPROMISING definition: 1. causing damage to the reputation of someone, especially making known that they have had a sexual…. Learn more.
1. a. : settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. b. : something intermediate between or blending qualities of two different things. 2. : a concession to something derogatory or prejudicial. a compromise of principles. compromise. 2 of 2. verb. compromised; compromising. intransitive verb. 1. a.
an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree: It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today's talks. In a compromise between management and unions, a four percent pay rise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity.
Something that's compromising makes you vulnerable to being embarrassed or incriminated in some way. If your teacher knows compromising information about you, you might want to ask someone else to write your college recommendation letter.
Compromise definition: a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.. See examples of COMPROMISE used in a sentence.
/ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ /ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz/ [countable] an agreement made between two people or groups in which each side gives up some of the things they want so that both sides are happy at the end. After lengthy talks the two sides finally reached a compromise. In any relationship, you have to make compromises. a compromise solution/agreement/candidate.
A compromise is a way of settling differences by everybody making concessions. If you want to stay out until 10 and your friend wants to stay out until midnight, 11 is a good compromise. SKIP TO CONTENT
