compromised
SayKOM-pruh-myzdUS/ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪzd/UK/ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪzd/AUS/ˈkɔmpɹəˌmɑezd/
- 1Put at risk, made weaker, or no longer safe to trust.
Like a fence with a hole in it: still standing, but no longer able to keep things safe.
After the storm, the old bridge was compromised and unsafe to cross.
The locks were so worn and compromised that anyone could get in.
Similarweakened, impaired, tainted, damaged, vulnerable
Oppositeintact, secure, sound, uncompromised
Note
- 2Simple past and past participle of compromise. Use this form for something that already happened.
The careless leak compromised the whole plan.
Heavy rain compromised the bridge's foundation overnight.
Note
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compromised is a form of compromise
compromise, verb: To settle a disagreement when each side gives up part of what they want. Full entry
- Forms
- compromisecompromises he/she/itcompromising -ing formcompromised past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- compromise → compromised: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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Origin
From the word "compromise" plus the ending "-ed".