Thesaurus: jeopardy

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1. n. Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.
2. v. t. To jeopardize.
3. n. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
4. Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger. There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. Luke viii. 23. Look to thyself, thou art in jeopardy. Shak. Syn. -- Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See Danger. To jeopardize. [R.] Thackeray.
5. Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filledwith water, and were in jeopardy. Luke viii. 23.Look to thyself, thou art in jeopardy. Shak.
6. n:100 n a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune