Definitions for peril

Definitions for (noun) peril

Main entry: risk, danger, peril

Definition: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

Usage: he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime; there was a danger he would do the wrong thing


Main entry: hazard, jeopardy, risk, peril, endangerment

Definition: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

Usage: drinking alcohol is a health hazard


Main entry: riskiness, peril

Definition: a state of danger involving risk


Definitions for (verb) peril

Main entry: expose, endanger, scupper, peril, queer

Definition: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position


Main entry: menace, jeopardise, jeopardize, imperil, peril, threaten, endanger

Definition: pose a threat to; present a danger to

Usage: The pollution is endangering the crops


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