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- [jep-er-dee]
- /ˈdʒɛp ər di/
- /ˈdʒep.ə.di/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jep-er-dee]
- /ˈdʒɛp ər di/
Definitions of jeopardy word
- noun plural jeopardy hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy. 1
- noun plural jeopardy peril or danger: The spy was in constant jeopardy of being discovered. 1
- noun plural jeopardy Law. the danger or hazard of being found guilty, and of consequent punishment, undergone by criminal defendants on trial. 1
- noun jeopardy Danger of loss, harm, or failure. 1
- noun jeopardy legal risk 1
- noun jeopardy danger of injury, loss, death, etc; risk; peril; hazard 0
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Origin of jeopardy
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English j(e)uparti, joupardi(e), j(e)upardi(e) < Anglo-French, Old French: literally, divided game or play, hence, uncertain chance, problem (in chess or love), equivalent to j(e)u play, game (< Latin jocus joke) + parti, past participle of partir to divide; see party
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Parts of speech for Jeopardy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jeopardy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
jeopardy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jeopardy
noun jeopardy
- danger — Danger is the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed.
- risk — exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
- threat — a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace: He confessed under the threat of imprisonment.
- peril — exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
- hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
verb jeopardy
- jeopard — to jeopardize.
- adventured — Simple past tense and past participle of adventure.
- hang by a thread — (Idiomatic) To be in danger, calling for precise caution; to be in a precarious situation.
- imperil — to put in peril or danger; endanger.
Antonyms for jeopardy
noun jeopardy
- assurance — If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- safety — the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
- surety — security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.
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