# compromise

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/ · frequency rank #5,587

## Definitions
1. The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
2. A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender.
3. A breach of a computer or network's rules such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself.

## Etymology
From Middle French compromis, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin compromissum (“a compromise, originally a mutual promise to refer to arbitration”), prop. neuter of Latin compromissus, past participle of compromittere (“to make a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter”), from com- (“together”) + promittere (“to promise”); see promise.

## Easily confused with
- **compromised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compromise-vs-compromised)
- **comprise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comprise-vs-compromise)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ccompromise`, `cmopromise`, `commpromise`, `compormise`, `comppromise`, `comprmoise`, `comproimse`, `compromies`, `compromisse`, `comprommise`, `compromsie`, `comprromise`, `comrpomise`, `copmromise`, `ocmpromise`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/compromise