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PERIL
risk, peril, danger
(noun) a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; “he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime”; “there was a danger he would do the wrong thing”
hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment
(noun) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; “drinking alcohol is a health hazard”
riskiness, peril
(noun) a state of danger involving risk
queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril
(verb) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril
(verb) pose a threat to; present a danger to; “The pollution is endangering the crops”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
peril (countable and uncountable, plural perils)
A situation of serious and immediate danger.
Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
(insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
Synonyms
• danger, hazard, jeopardy, risk, threat, wathe
• See also danger
Verb
peril (third-person singular simple present perils, present participle perilling or periling, simple past and past participle perilled or periled)
(transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk. [from 16th c.]
Anagrams
• piler, plier, prile
Source: Wiktionary
Per"il, n. Etym: [F. péril, fr. L. periculum, periclum, akin to peritus experienced, skilled, and E. fare. See Fare, and cf. Experience.]
Definition: Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction. In perils of waters, in perils of robbers. 2 Cor. xi. 26. Adventure hard With peril great achieved. Milton. At, or On, one's peril, with risk or danger to one; at the hazard of. "On thy soul's peril." Shak.
Syn.
– Hazard; risk; jeopardy. See Danger.
Per"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Periled or Perilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Periling or Perilling.]
Definition: To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life.
Per"il, v. i.
Definition: To be in danger. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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