PERIL

• (noun) a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

  "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime", "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"

  synonyms : danger , risk

• (noun) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

  "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

  synonyms : endangerment , hazard , jeopardy , risk

• (noun) a state of danger involving risk

  synonyms : riskiness

• (verb) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

  synonyms : endanger , expose , queer , scupper

  He tried to queer John's pitch. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) pose a threat to; present a danger to

  "The pollution is endangering the crops"

  synonyms : endanger , imperil , jeopardise , jeopardize , menace , threaten

  The toxic fumes imperiled the lives of the trapped miners. -added by nithi

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