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noun

ˈkäm-prə-ˌmīz How to pronounce compromise (audio)
Definition of compromisenext
as in negotiation
the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement eventually we reached a compromise on the number of hours per week that would be devoted to piano practice

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verb

1
as in to endanger
to place in danger officials at the state department were concerned that his statements would compromise national security

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as in to damage
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the deletion of several critical points for space considerations really compromised the essay

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Recent Examples of compromise
Noun
Human beings still need to listen, reason, disagree, compromise, and decide. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 For decades, aesthetic dermatology has run on a quiet compromise. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
The monitor also has HP Eye Ease, which keeps your eyes from straining while not compromising on visual fidelity. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026 Malware installed on a device running macOS, iOS, and Android, for instance, has no ability to defeat this isolation unless the OS itself is compromised through some sort of exotic zero-day exploit. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for compromise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromise
  1. negotiation
  2. endanger
  3. damage
  4. threaten
  5. injure
  6. risk
  7. mar
  8. jeopardize
Noun
  • All eyes now turn towards negotiations between Iran and Oman expected to resolve how ships cross Hormuz.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That claim was rebuffed by Iran, as negotiations with Tehran to open the crucial appear to have been stalled.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiation
Verb
  • What workloads, if compromised, would actually stop the business or endanger people.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Demining groups say that without international support, Southeast Asia’s unfinished work clearing land mines and unexploded bombs will continue to endanger communities, maiming and killing people and slowing development for years to come.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of endanger
Verb
  • Hundreds of buildings — hotels, apartment blocks, mixed-use structures — collapsed or were damaged beyond repair.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • If Chinese inventories become one of the last lines of defense against damaging global price spikes, Beijing may come to occupy a comparable position.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of damage
Verb
  • Batteries can store electricity, but extreme cold can threaten sensitive electronics and other critical hardware.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Its crisis – along with those of other property giants – has been at the heart of a wider Chinese real-estate shock that has tested the world’s second-largest economy and threatened to spark a global contagion effect.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of threaten
Verb
  • While no civilians were injured, one firefighter was taken away for treatment of smoke inhalation and is in stable condition.
    — Nathalie Marie Palacios, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In Russian attacks elsewhere, local officials said that one person was killed and 15 people injured in the southern Zaporizhzhia region.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of injure
Verb
  • Shipping traffic remains severely restricted, demonstrating that many shipowners are not willing to risk a possible Iranian attack and underscoring Tehran’s ongoing leverage over Hormuz.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Mohammed Zahidullah, chief sustainability officer at DBL Group, warned that Bangladesh risks losing orders to competitors including India, Pakistan and Vietnam as those sourcing markets move more quickly to adopt renewable energy.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of risk
Verb
  • The firm, backed by SoftBank and Goldman Sachs, was marred by employees who pointed to Garg’s reputation for being a brash leader.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Some cautioned that a prolonged war, especially one marred by a steady stream of American casualties and little visible progress, could eventually weigh on recruiting at the margins.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mar
Verb
  • Tammen worked decades in the mining industry and empathizes with people like King, but does not feel a mine is worth potentially jeopardizing the watershed.
    — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But sometimes being a friend means speaking hard truths when Israeli policy goes astray or outright jeopardizes what Washington seeks to achieve in the Middle East.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
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