compromised

[kom-pruh-mahyzd]

adjective

Pathology.

1. unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.

Other Word Forms

• noncompromised adjective
• uncompromised adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of compromised¹

compromise + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In some cases, this secrecy appears to have been compromised, the people said, with some stocks rocketing higher in the days leading up to the announcement.

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A representative from Zendesk, a customer service software provider for Discord, told the BBC that its systems had not been compromised and that the breach did was not caused by a vulnerability within its platform.

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"We have told them that Australia is our security partner of choice and they understand our alliances here... Other aspects of our relations have never been compromised," he said.

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A report from the CST, issued this week into ugly scenes at the Conference League semi-final second leg against Djurgarden last season, found safety had been "repeatedly compromised" at the match.

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It has stressed to the BBC that neither the security or infrastructure of the platform has been compromised at any point.

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Related Words

• embarrass 
• endanger 
• give in 
• imperil 
• jeopardize 
• mar 
• prejudice 
• ruin 
• weaken