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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They fixed the breach immediately, and seemingly no user data was compromised.

From Salon

The companies eventually compromised, the people said, with Magna boosting the planned capacity and GM agreeing to shoulder more of the factory setup costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nobody is too big to be fired, if their behaviour has compromised the BBC.

From BBC

Viewed in the halo glow of the tradwife’s ascendance, its version of empowerment is severely compromised.

From Salon

"It's very frustrating for the physician who oftentimes is compromised in what they're able to do, and it's frustrating for the patients."

From BBC

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