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compromising.

Willing or able to make a compromise.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Willing or able to make a compromise.

  2. That compromises somebody or something, especially someone's reputation; socially damaging.

  3. That compromises somebody or something, especially someone's reputation; socially damaging. Embarrassing; scandalous; suggestive; incriminating.

    broadly
    A compromising photograph of the president was sold to the newspapers.
noun
  1. The act by which something is compromised.

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of compromise.

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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