Peril | Mean of peril in English Dictionary

/ˈperəl/

• Noun
• the possibility that you will be hurt or killed or that something unpleasant or bad will happen
1. People are unaware of the peril these miners face each day.
2. They put their lives in peril. [=in jeopardy]
3. The species is in peril [=(more commonly) in danger] of dying out.
4. His career is in peril.
• something that is likely to cause injury, pain, harm, or loss
1. She described global warming as “a growing peril.”
2. the perils of childbirth
3. They faced many perils in their journey through the region.