Peril

Word PERIL
Character 5
Hyphenation per il
Pronunciations /ˈpɛɹəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Peril"

What do we mean by peril?

Imminent danger. noun

Exposure to the risk of harm or loss. noun

Something that endangers or involves risk. noun

To expose to danger or the chance of injury; imperil. transitive verb

To hazard; risk; put in peril or danger.

To be in danger.

Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction. noun

In law, a source of danger: a possible casualty contemplated as the cause of loss or injury. noun

=Syn 1. jeopardy, etc. See danger and risk. noun

Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction. noun

With risk or danger to one; at the hazard of. noun

To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk. transitive verb

To be in danger. intransitive verb

A situation of serious and immediate danger. noun

Something that causes, contains, or presents danger. noun

Pose a threat to; present a danger to verb

A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury noun

A state of danger involving risk noun

A situation of serious and immediate danger.

Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.

An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Peril

The word "peril" in example sentences

American dream, in peril, is successfully pursued through state programs ❋ Unknown (2005)

When the peril is the criminal act of a third person, the argument continues, the duty of a landowner ... does not include the business visitor on residential premises among the special relationships imposing a duty to exercise care to protect against harm from others .... ❋ Unknown (2010)

But, defendant asserts, that duty exists only if the peril is a condition of the property. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The reality of this peril is apparent in the failure of the United States and Russia, until now, to ratify either the START 2 agreement or the Chemical ❋ Unknown (1999)

Today this peril is avoided with relative ease by removing the tumor. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Compounding this potential peril is a actuality which a Democrats have been entrance off of a pair of call elections, which combined for a net gain of larger than 50 seats over a past dual choosing cycles. ❋ Admin (2009)

And there is 10 surrounded by Daleks, the Earth in peril, Davros back ... and what's he thinking about? ❋ Rabid1st (2009)

What is in peril is our own habitat, the quality of our life and that of the other species that are around now. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His schedule could not be a campaign swing designed to rescue loyal friends in peril, or to create a story line about his expanding political field. ❋ Anne E. Kornblut (2010)

Boiled down, the Armstrong perspective is that each faith tradition is in peril of betraying its own unique strength: so the natural pluralism of Islam is abandoned or the western Christian tradition of tolerance is undermined. ❋ Vanessa Thorpe (2010)

I felt no solicitude for the forecastle humans who struggled in peril of their lives beneath me. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Our planet is NOT in peril even if we go on polluting the atmosphere with all the gas we can. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Devastation from floods in Pakistan, heat waves on an unprecedented global scale and ominous peril from the melting ice caps in the Arctic Circle fall to the wayside en route to producing firm political resolutions under a veil of "scientific uncertainty." ❋ 1 Minute To Save The World (2010)

Although green iguanas are in peril, they are not considered an endangered species; they are considered to be a threatened species and today they are used mainly as pets with 800,000 imported to the U.S. in 1995 alone. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Those with even relatively small savings accounts should be aware of the Republican defense of the Wall Street Thugs who can put their banks in peril if they are not subjected to closer oversight. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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