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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 | ||
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