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peril

noun
/ˈpɛɹɪl/

Etymology

From Middle English peril, from Old French peril, from Latin perīculum. Doublet of periculum.

  1. derived from perīculum
  2. derived from peril
  3. inherited from peril

Definitions

  1. A situation of serious and immediate danger.

    • Your life is in peril.

  2. Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.

    • the perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc.)

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

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To cause to be in danger

      To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk.

      • And are we, Mr. President, who stood by our country then, who threw open our coffers, who bared our bosoms, who freely perilled all in that conflict, to be reproached with want of attachment to the Union?
      • "I will have nothing to do with this matter, whatever it is. Do you think I am going to peril my reputation for you?"

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Derived

at one's peril, green peril, imperil, multiperil, perilless, peril point, perilsome, yellow peril

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA