noun (formal or literary)
1 [U] serious danger:
The country's economy is now in grave peril. * She seemed blissfully unaware of the peril she was in.
2 [C,usually pl.] ~ (of sth) the fact of sth being dangerous or harmful:
a warning about the perils of drug abuse
IDIOMS
do sth at your (own) peril used to warn sb that if they do sth, it may be dangerous or cause them problems:
Teachers ignore the importance of these results at their peril.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for peril is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does peril appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — peril appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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