Peril Definition

pĕrəl
periled, periling, perilled, perilling, perils
noun
perils
Imminent danger.
A sign warning of the peril of falling rocks.
American Heritage
Exposure to harm or injury; danger; jeopardy.
Webster's New World
Something that may cause harm or injury.
Webster's New World

Risk of exposure to injury or damage, such as that protected against in an insurance policy. See also insurance.

Webster's New World Law
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verb
To expose to danger; jeopardize; imperil.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
at one's peril
  • at one's own risk

    ignore safety regulations at your peril

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Peril

Noun

Singular:
peril
Plural:
perils

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Peril

  • at one's peril

Origin of Peril

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin perīculum per-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French peril, from Latin perīculum.

    From Wiktionary

Peril Sentence Examples

  • Gibbon's stylistic artifice both averted the peril of prosecution and rendered the attack more telling.

  • The hour of peril for the Latin kingdom had now at last struck.

  • The " Yellow Peril " is considered less dangerous in Hawaii than formerly, although it was used as a political cry in the campaign for American annexation.

  • Nor was the peril wholly external.

  • It was not until the 4th of May 1877, when the peril from reactionary intrigues was notorious, and the clerical party had begun a campaign for the restoration of the temporal power of the pope, that he delivered his famous speech denouncing "clericalism" as "the enemy."

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