peril
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
something that causes or may cause injury, loss, or destruction.
to expose to danger; imperil; risk.
Origin of peril
1synonym study For peril
Other words from peril
- per·il·less, adjective
- mul·ti·per·il, adjective, noun
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How to use peril in a sentence
A few devoted friends periled their own lives by gaining occasional access to her.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottSenor Perkins is a liberator, a patriot, who has periled himself and his country to treat us magnanimously.
The Crusade of the Excelsior | Bret Harte"The powers that be" were sup- posed to have been "ordained of God;" and he who rose against his king periled his soul.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollThe scurvy-smitten men were failing for the want of it, and so every thing must be periled to make the journey.
North-Pole Voyages | Zachariah Atwell MudgeFor the squire, instead of being merely the servant of the knight, often periled himself in his defence.
The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2) | Charles Mills
British Dictionary definitions for peril
/ (ˈpɛrɪl) /
exposure to risk or harm; danger or jeopardy
Origin of peril
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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