Peril - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈperəl|  American pronunciation of the word peril
Brit.  |ˈperɪl|  British pronunciation of the word peril

noun

- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune (syn: endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk)
- a state of danger involving risk (syn: riskiness)
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury (syn: danger, risk)

verb

- pose a threat to; present a danger to (syn: endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace, threaten)
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position (syn: endanger, expose, queer, scupper)

Extra examples

People are unaware of the peril these miners face each day.

She described global warming as “a growing peril.”

...a tribute to the men and women who, as firefighters, peril their lives daily...

They put their own lives in peril to rescue their friends.

The economy is now in grave peril.

He perils his life.

...the inalterable record of history, which we ignore at our peril...

The above is not only a flat lie but a political libel which may possibly damage me. Publish it at your peril ...

He knew that he was in extreme peril.

Politicians ignore this issue at their peril.

...haughty nobles who ignored the rabblement at their own peril...

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