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

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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

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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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