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compromised

[ kom-pruh-mahyzd ]
/ ˈkɒm prəˌmaɪzd /
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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.

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Origin of compromised

compromise + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM compromised

non·com·pro·mised, adjectiveun·com·pro·mised, adjective
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Words related to compromised

agree, negotiate, mar, ruin, jeopardize, imperil, prejudice, endanger, embarrass, give in, weaken, compose, adjust, conciliate, arbitrate, concede, settle, compound, implicate, peril

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