jeopardy

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English jupartie, jeupartie (“even chance”), from Anglo-Norman giu parti and Middle French jeu parti (“a divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance”), from Medieval Latin iocus partītus (“an even chance, an alternative”), from Latin iocus (“jest, play, game”) + partītus, perfect passive participle of partiō (“divide”); see joke and party. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛpədi/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛpɚdi/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒepədi/ === Noun === jeopardy (usually uncountable, plural jeopardies) Danger of failure, harm, or loss. Synonyms: gamble, hazard, peril, risk; see also Thesaurus:danger ==== Derived terms ==== double jeopardy jeopard jeopardize ==== Translations ==== === Verb === jeopardy (third-person singular simple present jeopardies, present participle jeopardying, simple past and past participle jeopardied) (transitive, archaic) To jeopardize; to endanger. === References === === Further reading === “jeopardy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “jeopardy”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Middle English == === Noun === jeopardy (Caxton) alternative form of jupartie