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     • extreme danger: A shortage of firefighters is putting lives in peril. His book describes the perils of war. (Definition of peril from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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   What does peril mean?

   • 1. Perils are great dangers. [formal] [...] 2. The perils of a particular activity or course of action are the dangers or problems it may involve. [...] 3. See at one's peril [...] A peril is a great danger, especially of being harmed or killed. • danger, risk, threat, hazard [...] • pitfall, problem, risk, hazard [...]

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   How many meanings does the noun peril have?

   • There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun peril, four of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun peril? How is the noun peril pronounced? Where does the noun peril come from?

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   What does do something at your peril mean?

   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English do something at your peril used to say that what someone is intending to do is dangerous or could cause them problems Politicians ignore this issue at their peril. → peril Examples from the Corpus do something at your peril • These are grave environmental warnings, which we ignore at our peril.

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   What is a peril in property insurance?

   • A peril is a great danger, especially of being harmed or killed. The extent of the perils covered depends on the type of policy. Property insurance covers an insured's property against damage, destruction, or loss by an insured peril. A peril is a great danger, especially of being harmed or killed. Collins COBUILD Key Words for Insurance.

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   What is Red Peril?

   • Accordingly, the so-called ' red peril ' was exaggerated to the utmost. He refers to institutions imposing 'sanctions' and 'penalties' and refers to 'standards of conformity from which an individual may depart only at his peril'. In consequence, the souls of the manufacturing population were in a state of peril.

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   Are We entering a time of great peril?

   • [ U ] The president said that we are entering a time of great peril. The main perils covered are fire, lightning, explosion, and earthquake. So the series is in no peril, already having been picked up for a second season. And many did so at their own peril. They already know the perils of distance and self-commodification.

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   noun [ C or U ] formal uk / ˈper. ə l / us / ˈper. ə l / Add to word list. 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. do something at your peril.

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   peril. noun [ C, U ] formal uk / ˈper ə l / us. Add to word list. extreme danger: A shortage of firefighters is putting lives in peril. His book describes the perils of war. (Definition of peril from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Definitions of 'peril'. 1. Perils are great dangers. [formal] [...] 2. The perils of a particular activity or course of action are the dangers or problems it may involve. [...] 3. See at one's peril [...]

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   PERIL meaning: 1. great danger, or something that is very dangerous: 2. to do something that might be very…. Learn more.

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   What does the noun peril mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun peril , four of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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    noun. 1. exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger. They faced the peril of falling rocks. 2. something that causes or may cause injury, loss, or destruction. transitive verb. 3. to expose to danger; imperil; risk.