Jeopardise

Verb

To put something at risk or in danger

Pronunciation

Jep-ord-ize

Synonyms

Endanger, Risk, Imperil, Threaten, Hazard

Antonyms

Protect, Safeguard, Shield, Preserve, Secure

Indian Languages

🇮🇳 Hindi → खतरे में डालना (khatre mein daalna)

🇮🇳 Bengali → বিপদে ফেলা (bipode phela)

🇮🇳 Tamil → ஆபத்தில் வைக்க (āpattin vaikka)

🇮🇳 Kannada → ಅಪಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಪಡಿಸು (apāyakke uḷapaḍisu)

🇮🇳 Telugu → ప్రమాదంలో ఉంచు (pramādamlō uṁcu)

🇮🇳 Urdu → خطرے میں ڈالنا (khatre mein daalna)

European Languages

🇪🇸 Spanish → Poner en peligro

🇫🇷 French → Mettre en danger

🇩🇪 German → Gefährden

Other Asian Languages

🇨🇳 Chinese → 危害 (wēihài)

🇯🇵 Japanese → 危険にさらす (kiken ni sarasu)

Examples
  1. The decision to cut funding could jeopardise the future of the entire project.
  2. He didn't want to jeopardise his chances of getting the promotion by being late.
  3. The storm could jeopardise the safety of the hikers on the mountain.