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JEP-uh-dee/ˈdʒepədi/

Jeopardy is danger of harm or failure, almost always in the phrase in jeopardy: lives in jeopardy, the contract in jeopardy. Danger and risk are everyday. Jeopardise (this batch) is the verb. A TV quiz is a proper name, not the C1 noun. Do not write jeopardy for a mild inconvenience.

Meaning

Danger of harm, loss, or failure (in jeopardy).

Examples

• “The night lab was in jeopardy once the second invigilator resigned.”
• “Danger is everyday. At risk is the plain twin. Jeopardise is the verb. Double jeopardy is a legal doctrine. A late biscuit order is not jeopardy.”

Good to know

Danger; at risk (in jeopardy). Everyday: danger / at risk. Verb: jeopardise. Not a quiz-show joke, and not a small delay.

Near in meaning

danger

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