peril

Meanings

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
• a state of danger involving risk
• a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
• pose a threat to; present a danger to
• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

Synonyms

danger, endanger, endangerment, expose, hazard, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, jeopardy, menace, queer, risk, riskiness, scupper, threaten