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peril
What does peril mean?
peril (noun): a situation of serious and immediate danger.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use peril in a sentence?
- Ignore this at your own peril. (Tatoeba sentence #12581664 by rul, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce peril?
/ˈpɛɹəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does peril come from?
From Middle English peril, from Old French peril, from Latin perīculum.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of peril?
Words related to peril
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “peril”?
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What does “peril” mean?
bringing again into activity and prominence
Not quite: that's what revival means.
a detailed list of all of the items on hand
Not quite: that's what inventory means.
a situation of serious and immediate danger
Right! That's what “peril” means.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
Not quite: that's what despair means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “peril”?
excess
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hazard
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burden
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patent
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