📖 Definitions of "Jeopardizing"
verb
- 1
To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
"After having an affair with a junior, her chances of promotion were seriously jeopardized."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Jeopardizing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| imperilverb | (transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger. |
| perilverb | (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk. |
| hazardverb | To expose to chance; to take a risk. |
| endangerverb | (transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to. |
| adventureverb | (archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare. |
| ventureverb | (transitive) To risk or offer. |
| threatenverb | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| menaceverb | To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize. |
| stakeverb | (transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency. |
| affecting | Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions. |
| committingnoun | The act by which something is committed. |
| compromisingnoun | Willing or able to make a compromise. |
| damaging | Causing damage; harmful, injurious. |
| disruptingverb | That disrupts; disruptive. |
| endangeringnoun | The act of putting someone or something in danger. |
| exposing | Leading to increased exposure. |
| hamperingnoun | That which hampers; an impediment. |
| harmingverb | To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object. |
| impairingnoun | impairment |
| impeding | preventing movement |
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