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jeopardy
[ jep-er-dee ]
/ ˈdʒɛp ər di /
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noun, plural jeop·ard·ies.
hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
peril or danger: The spy was in constant jeopardy of being discovered.
Law. the danger or hazard of being found guilty, and of consequent punishment, undergone by criminal defendants on trial.
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Origin of jeopardy
synonym study for jeopardy
1, 2. See danger.
Words nearby jeopardy
Jensenism, jeon, jeopard, jeopardize, jeopardous, jeopardy, Jephthah, Jequié, jequirity, Jequitinhonha, jer
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British Dictionary definitions for jeopardy
jeopardy
/ (ˈdʒɛpədɪ) /
noun (usually preceded by in)
danger of injury, loss, death, etc; risk; peril; hazardhis health was in jeopardy
Word Origin for jeopardy
C14: from Old French jeu parti, literally: divided game, hence uncertain issue, from jeu game, from Latin jocus joke, game + partir to divide, from Latin partīrī
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