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peril
peril /ˈper.əl/ noun [C or U] FORMAL
1 F0 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.Thesaurus+: ↑Dangers and threatsdo sth at your peril2 F0 to do something that might be very dangerous for you: » We underestimate the destructiveness of war at our peril.Thesaurus+: ↑Taking risks , ↑Gambling and bookmaking |