peril
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peril
- /ˈpɛɹɪl/
- /ˈpɛɹəl/
Rhymes with -ɛɹɪl, -ɛɹəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English peril, from Old French peril, from Latin perīculum. Doublet of periculum.
noun perils
- A situation of serious and immediate danger. Your life is in peril.
- Something that causes, contains, or presents danger. the perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc.)
- An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
verb perils · periling · perilling · periled · perilled
- To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk. And are we, Mr. President, who stood by our country then, who threw open our coffers, who bared our bosoms, who freely perilled all in that conflict, to be reproached with want of attachment to the Union?
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: danger, imperil, jeopardize, endanger, hazard, riskiness, risk, threaten, menace, expose, queer, jeopardy, scupper, dangerous, hazardous, endangerment
Translations
Talk about this word "peril." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peril. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. peril. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peril "peril." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peril.Cite this
@misc{peril_2026,
title = {peril},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peril},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
