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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jeop•ard•y /ˈdʒɛpɚdi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury;
danger:to put one's life in jeopardy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jeop•ard•y ( jep′ər dē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies. - 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.
- Lawthe danger or hazard of being found guilty, and of consequent punishment, undergone by criminal defendants on trial.
- Latin jocus joke) + parti, past participle of partir to divide; see party
- Anglo-French, Old French: literally, divided game or play, hence, uncertain chance, problem (in chess or love), equivalent. to j(e)u play, game (
- Middle English j(e)uparti, joupardi(e), j(e)upardi(e) 1200–50
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See danger.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged security.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jeopardy /ˈdʒɛpədɪ/ n (usually preceded by in)- danger of injury, loss, death, etc; risk; peril; hazard: his health was in jeopardy
- danger of being convicted and punished for a criminal offence
Etymology: 14th Century: 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 |