How to pronounce "peril"

• "peril" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "peril"

Noun

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

Synonyms:

• hazard
• jeopardy
• peril
• risk
• endangerment

Noun

a state of danger involving risk

Synonyms:

• riskiness
• 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"

Synonyms:

• risk
• peril
• danger

Verb

pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

Synonyms:

• endanger
• jeopardize
• jeopardise
• menace
• threaten
• imperil
• peril

Verb

put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

Synonyms:

• queer
• expose
• scupper
• endanger
• peril