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noun
1.
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
2.
something that causes or may cause injury, loss, or destruction.
verb (used with object)
3.
to expose to danger; imperil; risk.
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Peril
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin perīculum trial, test, danger, equivalent to perī-, verb base meaning “try” (found in the compound experīrī; see experience) + -culum -cle2
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin perīculum trial, test, danger, equivalent to perī-, verb base meaning “try” (found in the compound experīrī; see experience) + -culum -cle2
Related forms
per·il·less, adjective
mul·ti·per·il, adjective, noun
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Example Sentences
- But the vanishing reefs could face peril if we fail to sustain them.
- Sports fans ignore her diagnoses at their peril — reconfiguring your imaginary lineup based on her instincts can really pay off.
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Word Origin & History
peril
early 13c., from O.Fr. peril (10c.), from L. periculum "an attempt, risk, danger," with instrumentive suffix -culum and root of ex-peri-ri "to try," cognate with Gk. peria "trial, attempt, experience," empeiros "experienced," O.Ir. aire "vigilance," Goth. ferja "watcher," O.E. fær "danger, fear,"
EXPANDall ult. from PIE base *per- "to lead across."
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