peril C2+ Topic:Safety & Risk US /ˈpɛrəl/ UK /ˈpɛrəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun serious and immediate danger; to imperil The sailors faced great peril in the towering waves. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · serious and immediate... dangerhazardjeopardyriskmenacethreatendanger ↔ Opposites safetysecurity Word family Forms perilledunperilous Derived forms perilousperilously Related forms perilousimperilexperienceexpert Etymology AI details From Old French peril, from Latin periculum ('danger, trial'), from the root of experiri ('to try'), related to Greek peira ('trial, attempt'). periculum Latin *per- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Safety & Risk External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # peril **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛrəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɛrəl/ ## Meanings 1. serious and immediate danger; to imperil ## Examples - The sailors faced great peril in the towering waves. ## Synonyms - danger - hazard - jeopardy - risk - menace - threat - endanger ## Antonyms - safety - security ## Derived Forms - perilous - perilously ## Related Forms - perilous - imperil - experience - expert ## Roots and Affixes - Root: periculum - Root: *per- ## Etymology From Old French peril, from Latin periculum ('danger, trial'), from the root of experiri ('to try'), related to Greek peira ('trial, attempt'). ## AI Etymology Peril is from Old French peril, from Latin periculum ('danger, trial'), from the root of experiri ('to try'), related to Greek peira ('trial, attempt'). In present-day use, it means serious and immediate danger; to imperil. Derived formations include perilous and perilously. Related vocabulary includes perilous, imperil, experience, and expert. ## Topics - Safety & Risk markdown