peril
noun
1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
Similar word(s): endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk
Definition categories: state, danger
2. a state of danger involving risk
Similar word(s): riskiness
Definition categories: state, danger
3. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
Definition categories: act, venture
Sentences with peril as a noun:
- The perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc)
verb
1. pose a threat to; present a danger to
Similar word(s): endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten
Definition categories: stative, be, exist
2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Similar word(s): endanger, expose, scupper
Definition categories: communication, affect, impact, touch