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noun

jeopardy

JEP-er-dee/ˈdʒepərdi/

Danger of loss, harm, or failure.

The cracked rope places the suspended crate in jeopardy.

A cracked rope threatens a suspended heavy crate above empty ground, clear danger of loss without injury.
Etymology
jeoOld Frenchgame
+pardyOld Frenchto divide, separate

The word comes from or is based on a phrase for a “divided game,” with even chances of winning or losing. The uncertainty of the outcome supplies the connection to danger or risk.

In context

MooLer319:24
you are in a very dangerous situation your life is in Jeopardy it's not the time for Showmanship
EFAP #204 - The Rings of Power continues to exist - Breaking down episodes 3&4 w/The Little Platoon

More examples

  • The delay put the entire project in jeopardy.
  • His carelessness left their funding in jeopardy.
  • Several jobs were in jeopardy after the closure.

Forms

jeopardy

Similar words

danger
The general word for possible harm or loss.
peril
Peril often suggests especially serious danger.