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Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Meaning of "peril" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERIL

Via Old French from Latin perīculum.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PERIL

peril  [ˈpɛrɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peril is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Imminent peril

Imminent peril, or imminent danger, is the legal concept of unacceptable conditions urgently needing corrective action. The principle allows people to act instinctively, without concern for recrimination. The actions are exempt from ordinary standards of reasonable care when the action meets a sudden and urgent need. For example, a person performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a patient in cardiac arrest need not fear if in so doing he or she breaks some of the patient's ribs. Because of the doctrine, the person will not be liable for the injuries, as the CPR was performed to meet an urgent need. Imminent peril is "certain danger, immediate, and impending; menacingly close at hand, and threatening." In many states in the USA, a mere necessity for quick action does not constitute an emergency within the doctrine of imminent peril, where the situation calling for the action is one which should reasonably have been anticipated and which the person whose action is called for should have been prepared to meet; the doctrine of imminent peril does not excuse one who has brought about the peril by her own negligence.

Definition of peril in the English dictionary

The definition of peril in the dictionary is exposure to risk or harm; danger or jeopardy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERIL


acetonitrile
əˌsiːtəʊˈnaɪtrɪl
aryl
ˈærɪl
Benadryl
ˈbɛnədrɪl
beryl
ˈbɛrɪl
brill
brɪl
chrysoberyl
ˈkrɪsəˌbɛrɪl
drill
drɪl
escadrille
ˌɛskəˈdrɪl
espadrille
ˌɛspəˈdrɪl
fibril
ˈfaɪbrɪl
frill
frɪl
grill
ɡrɪl
grille
ɡrɪl
imperil
ɪmˈpɛrɪl
krill
krɪl
nitrile
ˈnaɪtrɪl
prill
prɪl
quadrille
kwɒˈdrɪl
thrill
θrɪl
trill
trɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERIL

perigynous
perigyny
perihelia
perihelial
perihelion
perihepatic
perihepatitis
perikaryal
perikaryon
perilla
perilous
perilously
perilousness
perilune
perilymph
perimenopausal
perimenopause
perimeter
perimeter fence

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERIL

April
aril
Bovril
captopril
courbaril
Cyril
enalapril
Estoril
gomeril
mandril
meril
microfibril
myofibril
nombril
nostril
scurril
tendril
tumbril
vril
yellow peril

Synonyms and antonyms of peril in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERIL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «peril» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of peril

Translation of «peril» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERIL

Find out the translation of peril to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peril from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peril» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

极大危险
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peligro
570 millions of speakers

English

peril
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जोखिम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

желтую опасность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনিষ্টপাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

péril
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gefahr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

危険
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위험
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peril
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nguy hiểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆபத்தில் சிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संकट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tehlike
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pericolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

peril
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жовту небезпеку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

primejdie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κίνδυνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onraad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Peril
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Peril
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peril

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIL»

The term «peril» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.095 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «peril» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «peril» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peril

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10 QUOTES WITH «PERIL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word peril.
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Brian Acton
Your insurance broker has your telephone number, but your insurance broker doesn't have your Facebook ID. I think they are very different modes of communication. Commingling them can come with risk and peril.
2
Saint Ambrose
The best way to use the gold of the Redeemer is for the redemption of those in peril.
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Joan of Arc
You say that you are my judge; I do not know if you are; but take good heed not to judge me ill, because you would put yourself in great peril.
4
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.
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Athanasius
Thus united to them in the fellowship of life, he will both understand the things revealed to them by God and, thenceforth escaping the peril that threatens sinners in the judgment, will receive that which is laid up for the saints in the kingdom of heaven.
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Richard Blumenthal
Generally, social networking sites can be hugely promising and beneficial in opening new friendships and vistas and knowledge of the world, but they are also fraught with peril, when young people are reckless or headless.
7
John Mason Brown
No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause.
8
Pierre Corneille
When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.
9
Edward Dahlberg
Ambition is a Dead Sea fruit, and the greatest peril to the soul is that one is likely to get precisely what he is seeking.
10
Greg van Eekhout
As a kid, I didn't need to be convinced the future promised peril and oppression, so when I started thinking up the middle-grade science fiction novel that became 'The Boy at the End of the World,' it seemed only natural to build the story around a dark vision of the future. In my book, civilization has nearly destroyed itself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERIL»

Discover the use of peril in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peril and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Grave Peril
Harry Dresden’s faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career.
Jim Butcher, 2010
2
Those In Peril
Hazel Bannock is the owner of the Bannock Oil Corp, one of the major global oil producers.
Wilbur Smith, 2011
3
Sweet Peril
Sweet Peril, the second book in this hot YA trilogy, focuses on the battle between light and dark, good and evil, within Anna Whitt, the child of a guardian angel mother and a demon father.
Wendy Higgins, 2013
4
Halt's Peril: Book Nine
The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone!
John A. Flanagan, 2010
5
Peril
But none of them suspect that the woman they are seeking has a dangerous secret of her own. For Sara is leading all of them down a path of private demons, past sins, and the deadliest peril. From the Hardcover edition.
Thomas H. Cook, 2004
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State of Peril: Race and Rape in South African Literature
State of Peril surveys the troubling theme of rape and racism in South African literature by examining works by Zoe Wicomb, J.M. Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer, and others.
Lucy Valerie Graham, 2012
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Man's Peril, 1954-55
In the writings assembled in this volume, however, he is looking towards the non-aligned states and world scientific opinion as possible brokers of détente. (The volume includes Russell's famous public statement, the declaration of ...
Bertrand Russell, Andrew G. Bone, 2003
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Peril at End House (Poirot)
Agatha Christie’s ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.
Agatha Christie, 2010
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Peddling Peril: How the Secret Nuclear Trade Arms America's ...
Albright also reports on the hopeful story of the German company Leybold’s decision to become an industry watchdog, and shows how this story reveals just how effective corporate monitoring and government cooperation would be if more ...
David Albright, 2010
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Living with Peril: Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Nuclear Weapons
This is crucial reading for students and scholars of international relations, peace and conflict studies, and diplomatic history.
Andreas Wenger, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peril is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kenya, at 'crossroads' between peril and promise, must end ethnic …
NAIROBI – Declaring Kenya at a “crossroads” between promise and peril, President Barack Obama on Sunday pressed the nation of his ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
2
Canadian football nearly faced peril
Canadian quarterback Taylor Koedyker lifts dumbbells in a shoulder press with running back Chance Tanner spotting him during Summer ... «Mcalester News Capital, Jul 15»
3
Beauty, peril in pursuit of abalone
Abalone in and out of the shell at Van Damme State Park near Little River, Calif. (Chris Hardy/For The Press Democrat). Brian Balbas, 49, brings up an abalone ... «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Jul 15»
4
Canada's basketball silver medal offers taste of future's promise and …
Canada's basketball silver medal offers taste of future's promise and peril. Republish Reprint · Republish Online · Republish Offline · Reprint. «National Post, Jul 15»
5
Missouri's Places in Peril list announced
It was the perfect location to announce this year's crop of Missouri Places in Peril, those historic sites that are currently threatened, but have the ... «Southeast Missourian, Jul 15»
6
Krugman:Ignore the 'MIT gang' at US economy's peril
Goodbye, Chicago boys. Hello, MIT gang. If you don't know what I'm talking about, the term "Chicago boys" was originally used to refer to Latin ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
7
ADA at 25: Progress and peril
July 26 is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As President of the National Federation of the ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
8
Night no greater peril than day for road construction accidents
Traffic engineers say vehicle accidents in work zones at night are no more likely than during the day. The reason is that despite the limited ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
9
PACOM chief: Environmental peril of China's island-building …
PACOM chief: Environmental peril of China's island-building overlooked. By Wyatt Olson. Stars and Stripes. Published: July 24, 2015 ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
10
Preservationists announce places in peril at 'UnHappy Hour'
Updated with announcement - From bridges to a calaboose, the list of properties in peril put out by Missouri Preservation is a mix that highlights ... «St. Louis Public Radio, Jul 15»

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