peril

C2+ Topic:Safety & Risk

US /ˈpɛrəl/ UK /ˈpɛrəl/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

1

noun
serious and immediate danger; to imperil

The sailors faced great peril in the towering waves.

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Synonyms

1 noun · serious and immediate... danger hazard jeopardy risk menace threat endanger

Opposites

safety security

Word family

Forms perilledunperilous

Derived forms perilousperilously

Related forms perilous imperil experience expert

Etymology

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

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Safety & Risk

# peril

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**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

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