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peril

Nouns

• (n) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
  • drinking alcohol is a health hazard
  endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk,
• (n) a state of danger involving risk riskiness,
• (n) 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
  danger, risk,

Verbs

• (v) pose a threat to; present a danger to
  • The pollution is endangering the crops
  endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten,
• (v) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position endanger, queer, scupper, expose,

Synonyms

endangerment hazard jeopardy risk endanger imperil jeopardise jeopardize menace threaten riskiness queer scupper expose danger

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