peril

About 3.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A situation of serious and immediate danger.

   Your life is in peril.

2. noun Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.

   the perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc.)

3. noun An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
4. verb To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Similar words

danger imperil jeopardize endanger hazard riskiness risk threaten menace expose

Often followed by

of to and in that from was is which

Word family

periled periling perilled perilling perils