jeopardy
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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
See Examples of JEOPARDY
- <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
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