compromise
verb [T] (LOWER STANDARDS) /ˈkɒm.prə.maɪz/
/ˈkɑːm-/ disapprovingDefinition
› to allow your principles to be less strong or your standards or morals to be lower: Don't compromise your beliefs/principles for the sake of being accepted. If we back down on this issue, our reputation will be compromised. His political career ended when he compromised himself by accepting bribes.Humiliating and degrading
(Definition of compromise verb (LOWER STANDARDS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abase verb
- be under a cloud idiom
- bring/take sb down a peg (or two) idiom
- bruise sb's ego idiom
- cut sb down to size idiom
- discredit noun
- discredit verb
- disgrace noun
- disgrace verb
- dishonour noun
- humiliated adjective
- humiliating adjective
- ignoble adjective
- ignominious adjective
- ignominy noun
- reflect on sb/sth phrasal verb
- ruin noun
- shameful adjective
- shoddy adjective (NOT RESPECTFUL)
- stoop to sth phrasal verb
Topic:
Humiliating and degrading
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