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perils

[per-uhl]

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noun

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.

verb (used with object)

to expose to danger; imperil; risk.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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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

Related forms

per·il·less, adjective

mul·ti·per·il, adjective, noun

Synonyms
1. See danger.

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Example Sentences

There are perils in signaling how interested you are in the position.

The perils of extreme democracy:California offers a warning to voters all over the world,.

The aim is to highlight the perils of plastic and promote recycling.

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There are perils in signaling how interested you are in the position.

The perils of extreme democracy:California offers a warning to voters all over the world,.

The aim is to highlight the perils of plastic and promote recycling.

Some of the perils include ground-level ozone caused in part by gasoline fumes, carbon monoxide from.

There's not enough genetic disparity to ward off the perils of inbreeding.

Though his work for civil rights and peace will become widely known, he will also deliver an important warning on the perils of.

Thus concludes a saga fraught with litigation, finger-pointing, and the perils of technology.

The perils of trying to be both revolutionary and popular.

Yet the perils are hidden, and you wouldn't suspect them by watching these lords of the forest.

Permit me to add and additional dimension to this dialogue, a comment on perils in seeking the holy grail of economic stability.

I've climbed those ladders, rode the helos and know the perils well.

Technology offers incredible capabilities, but also new perils.

It's so unfortunate that students are rarely told the perils of the job market until it's too late.

Among the perils that could claim a life, poisoning is surprisingly likely.

It would be a resting place for his mummy on its journey though the perils of the afterlife.

Parents, for instance, often know the perils of a fuzzy memory when shopping for a birthday gift for.

Crazy also has some thoughts on the perils of teaching things that make both professor and students blush.

But there are perils when managers can no longer prowl through their own factory.

One cautionary tale about the perils of relying on a homogenous food source revolves around the humble potato.

Experiences varied among attendees on whether blogging under a real name did indeed present perils.

The market busts of the past decade have made us acutely aware of the perils of risk.

But this tour was a sobering reminder of the perils of living in the tropics.

The perils of actually coming into contact with the pathology growing amongst the natives, who he never had to see as an adjunct.

Examines the five writers' views of the perils of seeking the self in an idealized other.

The solution is to educate students on the perils of student loan debt.

Make sure they know that you understand the dimensions of that, as well as its perils.

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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,"

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all ult. from PIE base *per- "to lead across."

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