Synonyms:
hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment
Meaning: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
Usage examples
The way is full of peril.
His errand was one of no ordinary peril.
"You can't mean that her fortune is in peril?"
One instance of the peril they ran may be given.
He would know her peril and he would come to her.
Sir Galahad answered: Sir knight, come on your peril.
It will be at the peril of our lives if we approach them.
No, he kept this to himself, and praised the turnips to the peril of his soul.
But, as to her character, that of persons in her position is in constant peril.
Armand's peril, Chauvelin's threat, his cruel "Either--or--" which she had accepted.