"compromising" meaning in English

See compromising in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more compromising [comparative], most compromising [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} compromising (comparative more compromising, superlative most compromising)
  1. Willing or able to make a compromise. Synonyms: transigent
    Sense id: en-compromising-en-adj-qncmBz7T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 7 6 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 55 23 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 59 20 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 64 11 8 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 63 12 10 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 58 21 10 10
  2. That compromises somebody or something; incriminating. Translations (incriminating): компрометиращ (komprometirašt) (Bulgarian), comprometedor (Catalan), компрометирующий (komprometirujuščij) (Russian), comprometedor (Spanish), komprometterande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-compromising-en-adj-nOpxAwce Disambiguation of 'incriminating': 3 97

Noun

Forms: compromisings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compromising (plural compromisings)
  1. The act by which something is compromised.
    Sense id: en-compromising-en-noun-L7ph-0h7

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} compromising
  1. present participle and gerund of compromise Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: compromise
    Sense id: en-compromising-en-verb-bf7Pupvp

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for compromising meaning in English (3.3kB)

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