Definition of 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"
  risk danger
• a state of danger involving risk
  riskiness
• a source of danger
  a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
  "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
  hazard jeopardy risk endangerment

Verb

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

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