peril

4 definitions • 6 examples

great danger, or something that is very dangerous:

I never felt that my life was in peril.

The journey through the mountains was fraught with peril (= full of dangers).

Teenagers must be warned about the perils of unsafe sex.

to do something that might be very dangerous for you:

We underestimate the destructiveness of war at our peril.

danger, or something that is dangerous:

[ U ] The president said that we are entering a time of great peril.

the cause of an injury, the reason something has been damaged, etc.:

The main perils covered are fire, lightning, explosion, and earthquake.