jeopardy
English Thesaurus
1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | danger, |
| definition | : | a cause of pain or injury or loss (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | health hazard, |
| definition | : | hazard to the health of those exposed to it (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | moral hazard, |
| definition | : | (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | occupational hazard, |
| definition | : | any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | sword of damocles, |
| definition | : | a constant and imminent peril (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances, |
| definition | : | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | adventure, hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture, |
| definition | : | put at risk (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | lay on the line, put on the line, risk, |
| definition | : | expose to a chance of loss or damage (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten, |
| definition | : | pose a threat to; present a danger to (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go, |
| definition | : | fraught with danger (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances, |
| definition | : | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | adventure, hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture, |
| definition | : | put at risk (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | lay on the line, put on the line, risk, |
| definition | : | expose to a chance of loss or damage (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten, |
| definition | : | pose a threat to; present a danger to (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go, |
| definition | : | fraught with danger (adj.all) |
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