Associations to the word «Peril»

Wiktionary

PERIL, noun. A situation of serious and immediate danger.
PERIL, noun. Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
PERIL, noun. (insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
PERIL, verb. (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil. [from 16th c.]

Dictionary definition

PERIL, noun. A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard".
PERIL, noun. A state of danger involving risk.
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".
PERIL, verb. Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops".
PERIL, verb. Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.