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JEOPARDY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

Example:

drinking alcohol is a health hazard

Synonyms:

endangerment; hazard; jeopardy; peril; risk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("jeopardy" is a kind of...):

danger (a cause of pain or injury or loss)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jeopardy"):

health hazard (hazard to the health of those exposed to it)

moral hazard ((economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance))

occupational hazard (any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury)

sword of Damocles (a constant and imminent peril)

Derivation:

jeopardise (pose a threat to; present a danger to)

jeopardize (put at risk)

jeopardize (pose a threat to; present a danger to)

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