jeopardy
/ˈd͡ʒɛpɚdi/noun3 syllables
Jeopardy means: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.
Synonyms for jeopardy9
What does jeopardy mean?1
noun
1
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune“drinking alcohol is a health hazard”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Jeopardy in a sentence
- Without fuel, the lives of countless patients are put in jeopardy.Amastan
- I'm afraid going into their yard will put me in jeopardy.Wierdmin
- Do you feel your life is in jeopardy?CM
- He found himself in a state of jeopardy that he couldn't get out of.mutskt
- You should stop putting your own health in jeopardy by smoking too many cigarettes.LoverofEnglish
- Yanni was in jeopardy somehow by living with Skura.Amastan
- Would domestic peace be plunged into jeopardy?vvv123
- The space mission is in jeopardy.Amastan
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Forms of jeopardy
as a noun
- plural
- jeopardies