jeopardy

jeop·ard·y  (jpr-d)

n. pl. jeop·ard·ies

1. Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger.

2. Law A defendant's risk or danger of conviction when put on trial.

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[Middle English juperti, from Old French jeu parti, even game, uncertainty : jeu, game (from Latin iocus, joke, game; see yek- in Indo-European roots) + parti, past participle of partir, to divide (from Latin partre, from pars, part-, part; see part).]

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jeopardy

Noun

danger of harm, loss, or death: the survival of public hospitals is in jeopardy [Old French jeu parti, literally: divided game, hence uncertain issue]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jeopardy - a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" endangerment, hazard, peril, risk danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air" health hazard - hazard to the health of those exposed to it moral hazard - (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance); "insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest" occupational hazard - any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury sword of Damocles - a constant and imminent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"

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jeopardy

noun danger, risk, peril, vulnerability, venture, exposure, liability, hazard, insecurity, pitfall, precariousness, endangerment

Translations

jeopardy [ˈdʒɛpədɪ] n to be in jeopardy → estar en peligro

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jeopardy [ˈdʒɛpədɪ] n in jeopardy → en danger or péril

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jeopardy [ˈdʒɛpədɪ] n to be in jeopardy → gefährdet sein

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jeopardy [ˈdʒɛpədɪ] n in jeopardy → in pericolo

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jeopardy

n jeopardy [ˈdʒepədi]

danger. gevaar خَطَر опасност nebezpečí fare die Gefahr κίνδυνος riesgo, peligro hädaoht خطر vaara danger בְּסַכָנָה जोखिम opasnost, rizik kockázat, veszély bahaya hætta pericolo 危険 위험 pavojus, rizika briesmas; risks bahaya gevaar fare, risiko niebezpieczeństwo perigo pericol опасность, риск nebezpečenstvo nevarnost opasnost fara การเสี่ยงอันตราย tehlike 危險 небезпека, ризик خطرہ nguy hiểm 危险

v jeopardize, ˈjeopardise

to put in danger Bad spelling could jeopardize your chances of passing the exam. in gevaar stel, staan die gevaar يُعَرِّض للخَطَر излагам на риск ohrozit bringe i fare gefährden θέτω σε κίνδυνο hacer peligrar ohustama به خطر انداختن vaarantaa compromettre לְסַכֵּן जोखिम या खतरे में डालना ugroziti kockáztat, veszélyeztet membahayakan stofna í hættu compromettere 危険にさらす 위험에 빠뜨리다 statyti į pavojų pakļaut briesmām/riskam membahayakan in gevaar brengen bringe i fare, sette på spill narazić na szwank pôr em risco a pune în pericol ставить под угрозу ohroziť spraviti v nevarnost ugroziti äventyra, riskera ทำให้เป็นอันตราย tehlikeye atmak/sokmak 使受危險 наражати на небезпеку, ризикувати خطرے میں ڈالنا làm cho nguy hiểm 使受危险