peril

Speech parts

1. peril - Noun

2. peril - Verb

Meaning

Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.

To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life.

To be in danger.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

risk hazard jeopardy danger queer expose threaten menace endanger jeopardize scupper threat endangerment jeopardise imperil

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Antonyms

hermitage seaport bliss aerie harbour guard

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Hypernyms

exist impact affect danger touch venture

Hyponyms

chance compromise gamble health hazard moral hazard occupational hazard

Phrases with the word

exchanging one peril for another peril at work peril in the workplace

Derivatives

periled perilled periling perilling

Anagrams

piler plier prile

Examples

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph. Pierre Corneille

Our house is burning and we look elsewhere. Nature mutilated, overexploited is not able to recover and we refuse to admit it. From North to South, it suffers from ill-development, and we are indifferent. Earth and humanity are in great peril and we are accountable. Jacques Chirac

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other, whom he assumes to have perfect vision. Henry Kissinger

All is not tint that is in peril. Scottish Proverb

Youth never casts for peril. English Proverb

Sleep not in time of peril. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

perikron perikrone perikyma peril at work peril in the workplace peril point