Peril

English word definition — powered by WordNet

NOUN

hazard, jeopardy, risk, endangerment

a source of danger

riskiness

a state of danger involving risk

risk, danger

a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

VERB

endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten

pose a threat to

queer, expose, scupper, endanger

put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

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