| NOUN | state | peril, hazard, jeopardy, risk, endangerment | a source of danger |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | peril, riskiness | a state of danger involving risk | |
| act | peril, risk, danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | |
| VERB | stative | peril, endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil | pose a threat to |
| communication | peril, queer, expose, scupper, endanger | put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position |
| Sounds | peh'rahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | hazard, jeopardy, risk, endangerment | |
| Narrower | health hazard | hazard to the health of those exposed to it |
| moral hazard | (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance) | |
| occupational hazard | Any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury | |
| sword of Damocles | A constant and imminent peril | |
| Broader | danger | A cause of pain or injury or loss |
| Spanish | peligro, riesgo | |
| Catalan | perill, risc | |
| Adjectives | perilous | fraught with danger |
| Verbs | peril | put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position |
| peril | pose a threat to | |
| Meaning | A state of danger involving risk. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | riskiness | |
| Narrower | speculativeness | financial risk |
| Broader | danger | The condition of being susceptible to harm or injury |
| Spanish | escabrosidad, peligrosidad | |
| Catalan | escabrositat, perillositat | |
| Adjectives | perilous | fraught with danger |
| Verbs | peril | put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position |
| peril | pose a threat to | |
| Meaning | A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | risk, danger | |
| Narrower | chance | A risk involving danger |
| crapshoot | A risky and uncertain venture | |
| gamble | A risky act or venture | |
| Broader | venture | Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome |
| Spanish | amanaza, peligro, riesgo | |
| Catalan | perill, risc | |
| Adjectives | perilous | fraught with danger |
| Verbs | peril | put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position |
| Meaning | pose a threat to; present a danger to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | Sam cannot peril Sue | |
| Synonyms | endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil | |
| Broader | exist, be | Have an existence, be extant |
| Spanish | amenazar, arriesgar, conminar, exponer al peligro, hacer peligrar, poner en peligro | |
| Catalan | amenaçar, arriscar, posar en perill | |
| Nouns | peril | a source of danger |
| peril | a state of danger involving risk | |
| Meaning | put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | queer, expose, scupper, endanger | |
| Narrower | compromise | expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute |
| Broader | affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch | Have an effect upon |
| Spanish | arriesgar, comprometer, exponer | |
| Catalan | arriscar, comprometre, exposar | |
| Nouns | peril | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury |
| peril | a source of danger | |
| peril | a state of danger involving risk | |
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