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peril

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɹɪl/

The English word “peril” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A situation of serious and immediate danger.
  2. Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
  3. An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.

verb

  1. To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk.

Etymology

From Middle English peril, from Old French peril, from Latin perīculum. Doublet of periculum.

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