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Meaning of word peril from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

peril noun

Meaning : A source of danger. A possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.

Example : Drinking alcohol is a health hazard.

Synonyms : endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk

Meaning : A state of danger involving risk.

Synonyms : riskiness

Meaning : A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury.

Example : He saw the rewards but not the risks of crime.
There was a danger he would do the wrong thing.

Synonyms : danger, risk

peril verb

Meaning : Pose a threat to. Present a danger to.

Example : The pollution is endangering the crops.

Synonyms : endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten

Meaning : Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.

Synonyms : endanger, expose, queer, scupper

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