| Noun | 1. | peril - a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air" sword of Damocles - a constant and immanent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles" | |
| 2. | peril - a state of danger involving riskdanger - the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease" | |
| 3. | peril - 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"venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome chance - a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive" crapshoot - a risky and uncertain venture; "getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot" gamble - a risky act or venture | |
| Verb | 1. | peril - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" | |
| 2. | peril - put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult positioncompromise - expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy" | |