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 Words From

• non·compro·mised adjective
• un·compro·mised adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of compromised¹

compromise + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Also shining a light is Úrsula Corberó as Nuria, the series’ nicest, sanest, least compromised person, whose entire character has for no good reason been declared a spoiler, even though she’s essential to clarifying and/or confusing the issue of how bad or good the Jackal really is.

From Los Angeles Times

Motoring industry experts have raised concerns that, without transparency around the reasons for ban exceptions, safety and trust in the system could be compromised.

From BBC

“I said I had. And he said, ‘We're a little bit concerned that your online account has been compromised.

From BBC

And he said, ‘OK, well we think your account has been compromised. I now need to help you make the account secure’.”

From BBC

In the interim, the Dodgers’ hope is that Ohtani won’t be compromised at the plate, since the injury, which Ohtani suffered after jamming his arm into the ground on a slide into second base during the World Series, occurred to the back shoulder in his swing.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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