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Defenition of the word peril

    • Defenition of the word peril

      • pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
      • a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
      • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
      • 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"
      • a state of danger involving risk
      • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
      • a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
      • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
      • pose a threat to; present a danger to

    Synonyms for the word peril

      • danger
      • endanger
      • expose
      • hazard
      • imperil
      • jeopardize
      • jeopardy
      • menace
      • queer
      • risk
      • riskiness
      • scupper
      • threat
      • threaten

    Similar words in the peril

      • peril
      • peril's
      • periled
      • periling
      • perilous
      • perilously
      • perils

    Hyponyms for the word peril

      • chance
      • compromise
      • crapshoot
      • gamble
      • health hazard
      • moral hazard
      • occupational hazard
      • speculativeness
      • sword of Damocles

    Hypernyms for the word peril

      • affect
      • be
      • bear on
      • bear upon
      • danger
      • exist
      • impact
      • touch
      • touch on
      • venture

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