peril

Noun
  1. A source of danger;
    A possibility of incurring loss or misfortune (synset 114565454)
    "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
    is a type of: danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss
    subtypes:
    • health hazard - hazard to the health of those exposed to it
    • moral hazard - (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)
    • occupational hazard - any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury
    • sword of damocles - a constant and imminent peril
    same as: endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk
  2. A state of danger involving risk (synset 114567154)
    is a type of: danger - the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
    subtypes: speculativeness - financial risk
    same as: riskiness
  3. A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury (synset 100803899)
    "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
    is a type of: venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
    subtypes:
    same as: danger, risk
Verb
  1. Pose a threat to;
    Present a danger to (synset 202702962)
    "The pollution is endangering the crops"
    is a type of: be, exist - have an existence, be extant
    same as: endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten
  2. Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position (synset 201038191)
    is a type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on - have an effect upon
    subtypes: compromise - expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
    same as: endanger, expose, queer, scupper

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