peril

n. danger, risk, hazard

v. put at risk, endanger, jeopardize

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Noun
1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
(synonym) hazard, jeopardy, risk
(hypernym) danger
(hyponym) occupational hazard
(derivation) queer, expose, scupper, endanger
2. a state of danger involving risk
(synonym) riskiness
(hypernym) danger
(hyponym) speculativeness
(derivation) queer, expose, scupper, endanger
3. 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"
(synonym) risk, danger
(hypernym) venture
(hyponym) chance
(derivation) queer, expose, scupper, endanger

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Verb
1. pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
(synonym) endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil
(hypernym) exist, be
(derivation) riskiness
2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
(synonym) queer, expose, scupper, endanger
(hypernym) affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
(hyponym) compromise
(derivation) riskiness

nm. peril, distress, hazard, jeopardy

n. ohrožení; (velké) nebezpečí; riziko; hrozba

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