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peril en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɛɹəl/ weak vowel merger
• /ˈpɛɹɪl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A situation of serious and immediate danger.
   • Your life is in peril.
2. (countable, uncountable) Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
   • the perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc.)
3. (countable, uncountable) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.

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Deriveds

at one's peril · yellow peril · perilsome · peril point · perilless · green peril · multiperil · imperil

Relateds

perilous · imperil

Synonyms

threat · danger · risk · jeopardy · hazard

Translations (66)

pt risco (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · zza riziko (a situation of serious danger) · pt perigo (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · cs ohrožení (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · pt perigo (a situation of serious danger) · gd gàbhadh (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · fi vaara (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · cmn 危險 /危险 (a situation of serious danger) · de Risiko (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · af gevaar (a situation of serious danger) · got 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹 (a situation of serious danger) · cmn 冒險 /冒险 (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · gd cunnart (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · gd gàbhadh (a situation of serious danger) · ro pericol (a situation of serious danger) · es peligro (a situation of serious danger) · it pericolo (a situation of serious danger) · la periculum (a situation of serious danger) · ota تهلكه (a situation of serious danger) · ja 冒険 (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · cs nebezpečí (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · nb fare (a situation of serious danger) · it periglio (a situation of serious danger) · ota قورقو (a situation of serious danger) · fi vaara (a situation of serious danger) · tr tehlike (a situation of serious danger) · txb ñyātse (a situation of serious danger) · pdt Jefoa (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · cs nebezpečí (a situation of serious danger) · ru угро́за (a situation of serious danger) · pl zagrożenie (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · got 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹 (a situation of serious danger) · bg опасност (a situation of serious danger) · ru опа́сность (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · xto sanu (a situation of serious danger) · da fare (a situation of serious danger) · pl niebezpieczeństwo (a situation of serious danger) · fr risque (a situation of serious danger) · ja 危険 (a situation of serious danger) · hu veszedelem (a situation of serious danger) · fr risque (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · ca perill (a situation of serious danger) · ru опа́сность (a situation of serious danger) · zza risk (a situation of serious danger) · hu veszély (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · grc κίνδυνος (a situation of serious danger) · es peligro (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · ar خَطَر (a situation of serious danger) · sv fara (a situation of serious danger) · ru угро́за (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · de Gefahr (a situation of serious danger) · eo danĝero (a situation of serious danger) · arz خطر (a situation of serious danger) · hy վտանգ (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · fr péril (a situation of serious danger) · bg риск (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · de Risiko (a situation of serious danger) · ru риск (a situation of serious danger) · pdt Jefoa (a situation of serious danger) · hy վտանգ (a situation of serious danger) · da risiko (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · xto sanu (something that causes, contains, or presents danger) · gd cunnart (a situation of serious danger) · hu veszély (a situation of serious danger) · nl gevaar (a situation of serious danger) · fi vaaratilanne (a situation of serious danger)

peril en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɛɹəl/ weak vowel merger
• /ˈpɛɹɪl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk.
   • Remember how much she had perilled for a fine house and gorgeous furniture, for carriages and horses, jewels and laces; and do not wonder if she clings with a desperate tenacity to gauds and gew-gaws, in the hour of her despair. 1862, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret:
   • And are we, Mr. President, who stood by our country then, who threw open our coffers, who bared our bosoms, who freely perilled all in that conflict, to be reproached with want of attachment to the Union? 1830, Robert Hayne, Speech in the United States Senate
   • "I will have nothing to do with this matter, whatever it is. Do you think I am going to peril my reputation for you?" 1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter XIV, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC:

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