Peril definition
Something that may cause harm or injury.
noun
Exposure to harm or injury; danger; jeopardy.
noun
To expose to danger or the chance of injury; imperil.
verb
Peril is danger or exposure to harm.
An example of peril is bungee jumping.
noun
Something that endangers or involves risk.
Couldn't avoid the perils of the desert.
noun
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Imminent danger.
A sign warning of the peril of falling rocks.
noun
Exposure to the risk of harm or loss.
In peril of losing his savings.
noun
(archaic) To expose to danger; jeopardize; imperil.
verb
Risk of exposure to injury or damage, such as that protected against in an insurance policy. See also insurance.
noun
(insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
noun
at one's peril
- at one's own riskIgnore safety regulations at your peril.
idiom
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
peril
Plural:
perilsIdioms and Phrasal Verbs
at one's peril