Imperilment vs. Peril — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Imperilment and Peril
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Imperilment
To expose to peril.
Peril
Imminent danger
A sign warning of the peril of falling rocks.
Imperilment
The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.
Peril
Exposure to the risk of harm or loss
In peril of losing his savings.
Imperilment
The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.
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Peril
Something that endangers or involves risk
Couldn't avoid the perils of the desert.
Peril
To expose to danger or the chance of injury; imperil.
Peril
A situation of serious and immediate danger.
Your life is in peril.
Peril
Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
The perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc.)
Peril
(insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
Peril
(transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk.
Peril
Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.
In perils of waters, in perils of robbers.
Adventure hardWith peril great achieved.
Peril
To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life.
Peril
To be in danger.
Peril
A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune;
Drinking alcohol is a health hazard
Peril
A state of danger involving risk
Peril
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
Pose a threat to; present a danger to;
The pollution is endangering the crops
Peril
Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
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