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peril

noun

1 peril

A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.

synonyms: endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk.

Roget 665: danger, peril, insecurity, jeopardy, risk, hazard, venture, precariousness, slipperiness; instability etc. 149; defenselessness ... show more

is a specific kind of: danger.

is a broader term that covers: health hazard | moral hazard | occupational hazard | sword of Damocles.

derivation: endanger, expose, perilv2, queer, scupper | adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances | adventure, hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture | lay on the line, put on the line, risk | endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, perilv1, threaten | hazardous, risky, wild | parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go.

Dutch: gevaar

2 peril

A state of danger involving risk.

synonym: riskiness.

is a specific kind of: danger.

is a broader term that covers: speculativeness.

derivation: endanger, expose, perilv2, queer, scupper | endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, perilv1, threaten | hazardous, risky, wild | parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go | bad, high-risk, risky, speculative.

3 peril

A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury.

synonyms: danger, risk.

is a specific kind of: venture.

is a broader term that covers: chance | crapshoot | gamble.

derivation: endanger, expose, perilv2, queer, scupper | adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances | lay on the line, put on the line, risk | hazardous, risky, wild | parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go | bad, high-risk, risky, speculative.

Dutch: gevaar, perikel, perikelen, risico
Polish: ryzyko, gambit, hazard

verb

1 peril

Pose a threat to; present a danger to.

synonyms: endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten.

is a specific kind of: be, exist.

derivation: endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, periln1, risk | menace, threat | periln2, riskiness.

Dutch: in gevaar brengen

2 peril

Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.

synonyms: endanger, expose, queer, scupper.

is a specific kind of: affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on.

is a broader term that covers: compromise.

derivation: danger, periln3, risk | endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, periln1, risk | periln2, riskiness | exposure, vulnerability.

Moby thesaurus: breakers ahead, cardhouse, cause for alarm, compromise, crisis, danger, dangerous ground, desultoriness, emergency, encounter danger, endanger, endangerment, expose, exposure, gamble, gamble with, gaping chasm, gathering clouds, hazard, house of cards ... show more.

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