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Meaning of peril


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  peril
      n 1: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or
           misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [syn:
           {hazard}, {jeopardy}, {peril}, {risk}, {endangerment}]
      2: a state of danger involving risk [syn: {riskiness}, {peril}]
      3: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or
         injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime";
         "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" [syn:
         {risk}, {peril}, {danger}]
      v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is
           endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize},
           {jeopardise}, {menace}, {threaten}, {imperil}, {peril}]
      2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
         [syn: {queer}, {expose}, {scupper}, {endanger}, {peril}]


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