compromised C1 Topic:Safety & Risk US /ˈkɑːmprəˌmaɪzd/ See IPA manual Freq #6885 Meanings 1 adj Made weaker, less safe, or less effective than it should be. Patients with a compromised immune system are more likely to catch infections. 2 adj Exposed to danger or no longer trustworthy, especially because of a security breach. After the data breach, thousands of compromised passwords had to be reset. Etymology AI details From compromise + -ed. Topics Safety & Risk Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # compromised **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑːmprəˌmaɪzd/ **Frequency rank:** 6885 ## Meanings 1. Made weaker, less safe, or less effective than it should be. 2. Exposed to danger or no longer trustworthy, especially because of a security breach. ## Examples - Patients with a compromised immune system are more likely to catch infections. - After the data breach, thousands of compromised passwords had to be reset. ## Etymology From compromise + -ed. ## AI Etymology Compromised is from compromise + -ed. In present-day use, it can mean made weaker, less safe, or less effective than it should be, or exposed to danger or no longer trustworthy, especially because of a security breach. ## Topics - Safety & Risk - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown