An example of a character from The Book Thief showing hypocrisy is Hans Hubermann. Hans returns from the war and starts losing business. Most of his customers are Jewish and the Nazi party is persecuting the Jews. ... This shows Hans being a hypocrite because he is against the Nazis and what they do
Compromising your viewpoints and behavior is bad generally: it will in the end only lead to frustration and will be a hindrance in achieving one's goals.
There are many situations in which compromising the viewpoint is bad, and one of the is an interpersonal conflict: it might solve the problem in a short-term, but not in a long term.
I'm assuming that the underlined word is answer and i think its transitive. but i'm not completely sure.