compromising
Definition
- Adjective:
- Making vulnerable to danger, especially to discredit or suspicion: Describes a situation, action, or piece of information that could damage someone's reputation or safety if revealed or exposed.
- Willing to make concessions or accommodations: Describes a person, attitude, or position that is flexible and ready to yield or find a middle ground in a disagreement.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective (vulnerable to discredit):
- The politician resigned after compromising photographs were published.
- Meeting a competitor in secret was a compromising act for the CEO.
- Adjective (willing to make concessions):
- The union took a compromising stance during the negotiations to avoid a strike.
- A successful diplomat must often adopt a compromising approach.
Advanced Usage
- "to be in a compromising position": To be in a situation that could cause embarrassment or damage to one's reputation if known by others.
- The spy was careful never to be caught in a compromising position with a foreign agent.
- "a compromising document": A document containing information that could be damaging or incriminating.
- The lawyer warned that the email could be seen as a compromising document.
Variants and Related Words
- Compromise (noun/verb): The settlement of a dispute by mutual concession; to settle a dispute by mutual concession or to expose to danger.
- Noun: They reached a fair compromise.
- Verb: He refused to compromise his principles.
- Uncompromising (adjective): Unwilling to make concessions; inflexible.
- She was uncompromising in her demand for justice.
Synonyms
- Incriminating: Making someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.
- Damaging: Causing harm to someone's reputation or interests.
- Concessionary: Involving or characterized by concession.
- Accommodating: Willing to fit in with someone's wishes or needs.
Related Phrases
- To compromise oneself: To behave in a way that damages one's own reputation or principles.
- By accepting the bribe, he compromised himself completely.
- A spirit of compromise: An attitude of willingness to find a middle ground.
- The agreement was only possible because of a spirit of compromise from both sides.
Adjective
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vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion
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she found herself in a compromising situation
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making or willing to make concessions
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loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet
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