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Meaning of word peril from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A source of danger. A possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.

Example : Drinking alcohol is a health hazard.

Synonyms : endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk

Meaning : A state of danger involving risk.

Synonyms : riskiness

Meaning : A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury.

Example : He saw the rewards but not the risks of crime.
There was a danger he would do the wrong thing.

Synonyms : danger, risk

Meaning : Pose a threat to. Present a danger to.

Example : The pollution is endangering the crops.

Synonyms : endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten

Meaning : Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.

Synonyms : endanger, expose, queer, scupper

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.