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compromised
[kom-pruh-mahyzd]
adjective
unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
Other 51Թ Forms
- noncompromised adjective
- uncompromised adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of compromised1
Example Sentences
Its air defences were heavily compromised after last October's attacks by Israel.
Betts also took batting practice, a day after Roberts said his swing in the batting cage “wasn’t compromised at all” by the freak injury.
Stuart Andrew, the shadow culture minister, said the appointment of Kogan was "Labour cronyism" and added Nandy "belatedly" stepping aside was "a necessary move that highlights just how compromised this selection has become".
Still, technically they do count as pathogens just because they could cause urinary tract infections or harm people with compromised immune systems, like so many things.
Pregnancy brings with it a relatively compromised immune system.
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