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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A European Commission notice from 2021 defines a conflict of interest as a situation wherein a "financial actor's" impartiality is compromised "for reasons involving... economic interest or any other direct or indirect personal interest".

From Barron's

Signal reiterated this in a series of posts on X, stressing its systems "have not been compromised and remain robust".

From BBC

And Tehran’s severely compromised air defense is a prime reason to strike now.

From The Wall Street Journal

While many Gulf countries keep strategic water reserves, smaller nations like Bahrain could see their stocks drawn down in days if their production capacity is compromised.

From The Wall Street Journal

After analyzing the data, the researchers identified coordinated operations involving paper mills, brokers and compromised journals.

From Science Daily

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