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peril
noun(per-il)
exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed, or lost : danger
peril
noun(per-il)
something that imperils or endangers : risk
peril
verb(per-il)
to expose to danger
peril
noun(per-il)
a danger to Western civilization held to arise from expansion of the power and influence of eastern Asian peoples
peril
noun(per-il)
a threat to Western living standards from the influx of eastern Asian laborers willing to work for very low wages
peril
idiom(per-il)
with full understanding that what one is doing is dangerous and that one is responsible for one's own safety : at one's own risk
peril
idiom(per-il)
—used to say that if one does something there could be bad consequences

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