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Definition of peril

noun:

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard". Synonyms: endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk.
• a state of danger involving risk. Synonyms: riskiness.
• 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". Synonyms: danger, risk.

verb:

• pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops". Synonyms: endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten.
• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position. Synonyms: endanger, expose, queer, scupper.

Related words

chance, compromise, crapshoot, gamble, speculativeness.

Words nearby

peri.

Rhymes with

apparel, barrel, beryl, carol, carroll, feral, imperil, sterile.