- nouncompromise (noun) · compromises (plural noun)
- an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions:"an ability to listen to two sides in a dispute, and devise a compromise acceptable to both" · "the secret of a happy marriage is compromise"
- a middle state between conflicting opinions or actions reached by mutual concession or modification:"a compromise between commercial appeal and historical interest"
- the acceptance of standards that are lower than is desirable:"sexism should be tackled without compromise"
verbcompromise (verb) · compromises (third person present) · compromised (past tense) · compromised (past participle) · compromising (present participle)- settle a dispute by mutual concession:"in the end we compromised and deferred the issue"
- archaicsettle (a dispute) by mutual concession:"I should compromise the matter with my father"
- accept standards that are lower than is desirable:"we were not prepared to compromise on safety"
- weaken (a reputation or principle) by accepting standards that are lower than is desirable:"commercial pressures could compromise safety"
- bring into disrepute or danger by indiscreet, foolish, or reckless behavior:"situations in which his troops could be compromised"
- cause to become vulnerable or function less effectively:"yo-yo dieting can compromise your immune system" · "last month's leak of source code will not compromise your IT security"
Originlate Middle English (denoting mutual consent to arbitration): from Old French compromis, from late Latin compromissum ‘a consent to arbitration’, neuter past participle of compromittere, from com- ‘together’ + promittere (see promise).Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions:
verb- settle a dispute by mutual concession:
- accept standards that are lower than is desirable:
- weaken (a reputation or principle) by accepting standards that are lower than is desirable:
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- Agreement to accept somethingCompromise means an agreement to accept something which is not exactly what you want1. It is a way of settling a dispute by each party giving up some demands or changing their opinion in order to agree23. Compromise can also mean a giving up to something that is wrong or degrading, such as compromising one's principles3.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.an agreement to accept something which is not exactly what you want: We need to reach a compromise over this issue. Decorating is usually a compromise between taste and cost.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/…an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree: It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today's talks. In a compromise between management and unions, a four percent pay rise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/compro…1 : a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands 2 : a giving up to something that is wrong or degrading : surrender a compromise of one's principles 3 : the thing agreed upon as a result of a compromisewww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compromise
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