Peril

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɛɹəl/
• Rhymes: -ɛɹəl

Origin

From Old French peril, from Latin perīculum.

Full definition of peril

Noun

1. A situation of serious and immediate danger.
2. Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.The perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc)
3. (insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.

Synonyms

• danger, hazard, jeopardy, risk, threat, wathe

Derived terms

• yellow peril

Related terms

• perilous

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil. from 16th c.
• 1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, ch. XIV:"I will have nothing to do with this matter, whatever it is. Do you think I am going to peril my reputation for you?"

Anagrams

• piler, plier, prile