ALL meanings of compromising
com·pro·mise
C c - adjective compromising If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone. 3
- adjective compromising damaging to a person's reputation 3
- noun compromising a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands. 1
- noun compromising the result of such a settlement. 1
- noun compromising something intermediate between different things: The split-level is a compromise between a ranch house and a multistoried house. 1
- noun compromising an endangering, especially of reputation; exposure to danger, suspicion, etc.: a compromise of one's integrity. 1
- verb with object compromising to settle by a compromise. 1
- verb with object compromising to expose or make vulnerable to danger, suspicion, scandal, etc.; jeopardize: a military oversight that compromised the nation's defenses. 1
- verb with object compromising Obsolete. to bind by bargain or agreement. to bring to terms. 1
- verb without object compromising to make a compromise or compromises: The conflicting parties agreed to compromise. 1
- verb without object compromising to make a dishonorable or shameful concession: He is too honorable to compromise with his principles. 1
- adjective compromising potentially humiliating 1
- noun compromising (of information or a situation) revealing an embarrassing or incriminating secret about someone. 1
- verb compromising present participle of compromise. 0
- adjective compromising Willing or able to compromise. 0
- adjective compromising vulnerable to suspicion. 0