# compromised

Pronunciation: say "KOM-pruh-myzd" US /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪzd/, UK /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪzd/, AUS /ˈkɔmpɹəˌmɑezd/

## Adjective

1. Exposed to danger, risk, or loss of trust, so that something can no longer be relied on or kept safe.
   - Simple: Put at risk, made weaker, or no longer safe to trust.
   - _Doctors watch patients with compromised immune systems very closely._
   - _The evidence was compromised, so the court could not rely on it._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of compromise. — simple past and past participle of compromise
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of compromise. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The data breach compromised millions of user accounts._
   - _Both sides compromised and finally reached a fair agreement._

## Origin

Formed from "compromise" with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/compromised (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).