1. peril - noun
· a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
Synonym(s): hazard, jeopardy, risk, endangerment
Hypernym(s): danger
2. peril - noun
· a state of danger involving risk
Synonym(s): riskiness
Hypernym(s): danger
3. peril - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): venture
4. peril - verb
· pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
Synonym(s): endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil
5. peril - verb
· put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Synonym(s): queer, expose, scupper, endanger
Hypernym(s): affect, impact, bear_upon, bear_on, touch_on, touch
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