compromising
adjective
[ ˈkɒmprəmʌɪzɪŋ ]
• (of information or a situation) revealing an embarrassing or incriminating secret about someone.
• "compromising letters and blackmail"
compromise
verb
• settle a dispute by mutual concession.
• "in the end we compromised and deferred the issue"
Similar:
meet each other halfway,
find the middle ground,
come to terms,
come to an understanding,
make a deal,
make concessions,
find a happy medium,
strike a balance,
give and take,
split the difference,
• expediently accept standards that are lower than is desirable.
• "we were not prepared to compromise on safety"
• bring into disrepute or danger by indiscreet, foolish, or reckless behaviour.
• "situations in which his troops could be compromised"
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting mutual consent to arbitration): from Old French compromis, from late Latin compromissum ‘a consent to arbitration’, neuter past participle of compromittere, from com- ‘together’ + promittere (see promise).
