peril

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English peril, from Old French peril, from Latin perīculum. Doublet of periculum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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peril (countable and uncountable, plural perils)

  1. A situation of serious and immediate danger.
    Your life is in peril.
  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.

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Translations

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Verb

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peril (third-person singular simple present perils, present participle periling or perilling, simple past and past participle periled or perilled)

  1. (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk. [from 16th c.]

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French peril, from Latin perīculum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛril/, /pɛˈriːl/, /ˈpɛrəl/, /ˈparəl/

Noun

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peril (plural perilles)

  1. Danger, risk, peril; something that is potentially harmful or risky:
    1. A location where danger, risk, or peril is present or likely.
    2. A thing or enterprise which creates peril; anything which creates or which is of peril.
    3. Sinfulness; religious threat or danger.
  2. (Late Middle English) Bad fortune; unluckiness or mischance.
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Descendants

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  • English: peril
  • Scots: peril

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin perīculum.

Noun

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peril oblique singularm (oblique plural periz or perilz, nominative singular periz or perilz, nominative plural peril)

  1. peril; hazard; danger

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