compromised

American

[kom-pruh-mahyzd] / ˈkɒm prəˌmaɪzd /

adjective

Pathology.

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

Etymology

Origin of compromised

compromise + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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Athleisure-wear maker Under Armour is looking into a possible cyberattack that may have compromised data for millions of users — although no evidence has emerged yet of stolen financial data or passwords, according to reports.

From MarketWatch

If the latter is only a year or two away, rather than the decade mathematicians previously thought, then the possibility looms that bitcoin’s integrity could be breached and bitcoin wallets stolen or compromised.

From MarketWatch

And that I’d just compromised her identity this morning at the butcher shop—well, I felt a knot tighten in my stomach.

From Literature

Officials have insisted that Athens airspace was quickly cleared of traffic, and that flight safety was not compromised.

From Barron's

"The focus appeared to be on speed and output; this unintentionally compromised integrity."

From BBC

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