jeopardy

jeop·ar·dy

noun \ˈje-pər-dē\

Definition of JEOPARDY

1

: exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury : danger

2

: the danger that an accused person is subjected to when on trial for a criminal offense

Examples of JEOPARDY

1. <the city's firefighters routinely put their lives in jeopardy by executing daring rescues>

Origin of JEOPARDY

Middle English jeopardie, from Anglo-French juparti, jeuparti alternative, literally, divided game

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to JEOPARDY

Synonyms: distress, endangerment, harm's way, imperilment, danger, peril, risk, trouble

Antonyms: safeness, safety, secureness, security

Related Words: exposure, liability, openness, vulnerability; precariousness, threat; susceptibility, susceptibleness; defenselessness, helplessness, weakness

Near Antonyms: preservation, salvation; defense, protection; exemption, immunity, impunity, inviolability, invulnerability

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