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jeopardy

/ˈd͡ʒɛpɚdi/

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What does jeopardy mean?

noun

  1. Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
More meanings (1)

verb

  1. (archaic) To jeopardize; to endanger.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɛpɚdi/

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So that the right way may now be easily found out in short time, and that with little jeopardy and less expenses.
Richard HakluytVoyages in Search of the North-West PassageProject Gutenberg ebook #3482
Glaisher and Coxwell, one which would certainly have found the travellers in far less jeopardy had their car been convertible into a boat.
John M. (John Mackenzie) BaconThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationProject Gutenberg ebook #861
More book examples (3)
My reply is, cursed be any love or harmony which demands for its preservation that we place the Word of God in jeopardy!
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
Wolves were especially numerous and very bold and fierce, so that the dogs of the party were continually in jeopardy of their lives.
Theodore RooseveltHunting the Grisly and Other Sketches An Account of the Big Game of the United States and its Chase with Horse, Hound, and RifleProject Gutenberg ebook #3337
Then the gale slackened, and we had a dead calm, during which the waves banged us about frightfully, and our masts were in much jeopardy.
Lucie, Lady Duff GordonLetters from the CapeProject Gutenberg ebook #886