jeopardy
noun
[ ˈdʒɛpədi ]
• danger of loss, harm, or failure.
• "the whole peace process is in jeopardy"
Similar:
danger,
peril,
at risk,
endangerment,
imperilment,
insecurity,
perilousness,
riskiness,
precariousness,
uncertainty,
instability,
vulnerability,
threat,
menace,
Origin:
Middle English iuparti, from Old French ieu parti ‘(evenly) divided game’. The term was originally used in chess and other games to denote a problem, or a position in which the chances of winning or losing were evenly balanced, hence ‘a dangerous situation’.
