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COMPROMISING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Making or willing to make concessions
Example:
loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet
Synonyms:
compromising; conciliatory; flexible
Classified under:
Similar:
yielding (tending to give in or surrender or agree)
Antonym:
uncompromising (not making concessions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion
Example:
she found herself in a compromising situation
Classified under:
Similar:
vulnerable (susceptible to attack)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb compromise
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