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- pronunciation:
- pe
rihl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the condition of being in danger; jeopardy; risk.
His life was in peril.- synonyms:
- danger, hazard, jeopardy, risk
- similar words:
- susceptibility
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| definition 2: |
something that creates a danger or risk; something that endangers.
the perils of walking alone at night- synonyms:
- danger, hazard, menace, risk
- similar words:
- pitfall, threat
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| related words: |
crunch, distress, emergency |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
perils, periling, periled |
| definition: |
to expose to risk, danger, or injury; imperil.
- synonyms:
- endanger, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, menace, risk
- similar words:
- expose, threaten
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