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per·il  (prl)

n.

1.

a. Imminent danger.

b. Exposure to the risk of harm or loss.

2. Something that endangers or involves risk.

tr.v. per·iled also per·illed, per·il·ing also per·il·ling, per·ils also per·ils

To expose to danger or the chance of injury; imperil.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin perculum; see per-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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peril

Noun

great danger or jeopardy [Latin periculum]

perilous adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peril - a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air" health hazard - hazard to the health of those exposed to it moral hazard - (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance); "insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest" occupational hazard - any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury sword of Damocles - a constant and imminent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"
	2.	peril - a state of danger involving risk riskiness danger - the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease" speculativeness - financial risk; "he rejected stocks that didn't pay dividends because of their speculativeness"
	3.	peril - 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" danger, risk venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome chance - a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive" crapshoot - a risky and uncertain venture; "getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot" gamble - a risky act or venture
Verb	1.	peril - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
	2.	peril - put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position endanger, queer, scupper, expose affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" compromise - expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

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peril

noun 1. danger, risk, threat, hazard, menace, jeopardy, perilousness

noun 2. (often plural) pitfall, problem, risk, hazard << OPPOSITE safety

Translations

peril [ˈpɛrɪl] n → peligro, riesgo

peril [ˈpɛrɪl] n → péril m

peril [ˈpɛrɪl] n → Gefahr f

peril [ˈpɛrɪl] n → pericolo

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peril

n peril [ˈperil]

great danger You are in great peril; The explorers knew they would face many perils.gevaarخَطَرопасностnebezpečífaredie Gefahrκίνδυνοςpeligro(surma)ohtخطرvaarapérilסַכָּנָהजोखिम, बड़ा खतराopasnost,pogibaoveszélybahayahætta, háskipericolo, rischio危険위험, 위난pavojus, rizikinga situacijabriesmas; risksbahaya besargevaarfareniebezpieczeństwoperigopericolопасностьnebezpečenstvonevarnostopasnostfara, vådaภัยอันตรายbüyük tehlike嚴重的危險небезпека; ризикخطرہsự nguy hiểm严重的危险

adj ˈperilous

very dangerous a perilous journey.gevaarlikخَطِرопасенnebezpečnýfarlig; farefuldgefährlichεπικίνδυνοςpeligroso(elu)ohtlikخطرناکhengenvaarallinenpérilleuxמְסוּכַּןखतरनाक, संकटपूर्णpogibeljan,opasanveszélyesberbahayahættulegurpericoloso, rischioso危険な위험한pavojingas, rizikingasbīstams; riskantssangat berbahayagevaarlijkfarefull, vågalniebezpiecznyperigosopericulosопасныйnebezpečnýnevarenopasanfarlig, vådligเต็มไปด้วยอันตรายçok tehlikeli危險的небезпечний, ризикованийخطرناکhiểm hoạ危险的

n ˈperilousness

gevaarlikخُطورَهопасностnebezpečnostfarlighed; risikodie Gefährlichkeitεπικινδυνότηταpeligrosidad(surma)ohtمخاطرهvaarallisuusdangerסַכָּנָהखतरा, संकट, भयावहताpogibeljveszélyességkeadaan berbahayahættapericolo危険위험함pavojingumas, rizikingumasbīstamība; riskantumskeadaaan yg sangat berbahayagevaarlijkheidstor fareniebezpieczeństwoperigosidadepericolопасностьnebezpečnosťnevarnostopasnostfarlighet, vådlighetความอันตรายtehlike(lilik)危險небезпечністьخطرہ ميں ہوناsự hiểm nghèo危险

adv ˈperilously

dangerously He came perilously close to death.gevaarlikبِصورَة مَحْفوفَة بالمَخاطِرопасноnebezpečněfaretruendegefährlichεπικίνδυναpeligrosamente(elu)ohtlikultبطور خطرناکvaarallisenpérilleusementבְּמִידָה מְסוּכֶּנֶתखतरनाक तरीके से, संकटपूर्णता सेpogibeljno,opasnoveszélyesensecara berbahayahættulegapericolosamente危険なほど위험하게pavojingai, grėsmingaibīstami; riskantiberbahayagevaarlijkfarefulltniebezpiecznieperigosamentepericulosопасноnebezpečnenevarnoopasnofarligt, vådligtอย่างอันตรายtehlikeli şekilde危險地небезпечноخطرناک طور پرhiểm nghèo危险地