Peril
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[n] 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"
[n] a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
[n] a state of danger involving risk
[v] put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
[v] pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
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Synonyms
danger, endanger, endanger, expose, hazard, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, jeopardy, menace, queer, risk, risk, riskiness, scupper, threaten
Related Terms
breakers ahead, cardhouse, cause for alarm, compromise, crisis, danger, dangerous ground, desultoriness, emergency, encounter danger, endanger, endangerment, expose, exposure, gamble, gamble with, gaping chasm, gathering clouds, hazard, house of cards, im