📖 Definitions of "Perils"
noun
- 1
A situation of serious and immediate danger.
- 2
Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
"The perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc)"
- 3
An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Perils"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dangernoun | Exposure to likely harm; peril. |
| imperilverb | (transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger. |
| jeopardizeverb | (US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten. |
| endangerverb | (transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to. |
| hazardnoun | The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. |
| riskinessnoun | The characteristic of being risky. |
| risknoun | (uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event. |
| threatenverb | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| menacenoun | A perceived threat or danger. |
| exposeverb | (transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to). |
| queernoun | (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person of any non-heterosexual sexuality or sexual identity. |
| jeopardynoun | Danger of failure, harm, or loss. |
| scuppernoun | (nautical) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship. |
| dangersnoun | Exposure to likely harm; peril. |
| disasters | a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell for the Overseas Development Institute. |
| hazardsnoun | (automotive) Ellipsis of hazard lights. |
| notificationnoun | (countable, computing) A message, alert, or signal displayed by a system or application to inform the user of an event, update, new message, etc. |
| pitfallsnoun | the sixth studio album by Norwegian progressive metal band Leprous, released on 25 October 2019 via Inside Out Music and preceded by the singles "Below", "Alleviate", and "Distant Bells". |
| risksnoun | (uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event. |
| threatsnoun | An indication of potential or imminent danger. |
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