English noun: peril | |||
1. | peril (state) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | ||
Samples | Drinking alcohol is a health hazard. | ||
Synonyms | endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | danger | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | health hazard, moral hazard, occupational hazard, sword of Damocles | ||
2. | peril (state) a state of danger involving risk | ||
Synonyms | riskiness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | danger | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | speculativeness | ||
3. | peril (act) a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | ||
Samples | He saw the rewards but not the risks of crime. There was a danger he would do the wrong thing. | ||
Synonyms | danger, risk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | venture | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chance, crapshoot, gamble | ||
English verb: peril | |||
1. | peril (stative) pose a threat to; present a danger to | ||
Samples | The pollution is endangering the crops. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot peril Sue | ||
Synonyms | endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be, exist | ||
2. | peril (communication) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position | ||
Synonyms | endanger, expose, queer, scupper | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | compromise | ||