compromising
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compromising — index calumnious, contemptuous, disgraceful, intermediate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
compromising — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ revealing an embarrassing or incriminating secret … English terms dictionary
compromising — com|pro|mis|ing [ˈkɔmprəmaızıŋ US ˈka:m ] adj proving that you have done something morally wrong or embarrassing, or making it seem as if you have done so compromising position/situation ▪ The doctor was found in a compromising position with a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
compromising — adjective making it seem or proving that you have done something morally wrong or embarrassing: compromising situation/position etc: The magazine had shown him in a compromising position with his political researcher. | compromising… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
compromising — [[t]kɒ̱mprəmaɪzɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone. How had this compromising picture come into the possession of the… … English dictionary
compromising — adjective 1. making or willing to make concessions (Freq. 1) loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet • Syn: ↑conciliatory, ↑flexible • Ant: ↑uncompromising • … Useful english dictionary
Compromising — Compromise Com pro*mise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compromised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compromising}.] [From {Compromise}, n.; cf. {Compromit}.] 1. To bind by mutual agreement; to agree. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Laban and himself were compromised That all the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compromising — un·compromising; … English syllables
Compromising Positions — Directed by Frank Perry Produced by Salah M. Hassanein, Frank Perry … Wikipedia
Compromising Daphne — is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Jean Colin, Phyllis Konstam, C.M. Hallard and Viola Compton. It was also released as Compromised! and was based on a play by Edith Fitzgerald. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3… … Wikipedia
