compromising
/kˈɑmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.33 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
present participle and gerund of compromise.
adj
Willing or able to make a compromise.
adj
That compromises somebody or something, especially someone's reputation; socially damaging.
adj
That compromises somebody or something, especially someone's reputation; socially damaging.
noun
The act by which something is compromised.
Example Sentences
- "A compromising photograph of the president was sold to the newspapers."
- "There hath been much of treason, And much of violence and shame, To the old worship of that spring-life season; And compromisings of a sacred claim!"