Imperil
verb
To put in danger or at risk.
His reckless driving imperiled everyone on the road.
Often appears as...
- imperil life
- imperil safety
verb
To put in danger or at risk.
His reckless driving imperiled everyone on the road.
Often appears as...
- imperil life
- imperil safety
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Serious Consequences
Use 'imperil' when the risk involves serious harm or loss, not just minor trouble.
Ignoring the town's evacuation warnings could imperil residents' lives.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Physical
'Imperil' can refer to other kinds of danger, like damaging reputation or financial health.
The scandal could imperil the company's reputation.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Emotion
Using 'imperil' suggests a strong emotional response, like worry or anxiety about the risk.
The new policy imperils our privacy and has many people concerned.
Pro Tip 1/3Serious Consequences
Use 'imperil' when the risk involves serious harm or loss, not just minor trouble.
Ignoring the town's evacuation warnings could imperil residents' lives.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Physical
'Imperil' can refer to other kinds of danger, like damaging reputation or financial health.
The scandal could imperil the company's reputation.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Emotion
Using 'imperil' suggests a strong emotional response, like worry or anxiety about the risk.
The new policy imperils our privacy and has many people concerned.
Pro Tip 1/3Serious Consequences
Use 'imperil' when the risk involves serious harm or loss, not just minor trouble.
Ignoring the town's evacuation warnings could imperil residents' lives.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Physical
'Imperil' can refer to other kinds of danger, like damaging reputation or financial health.
The scandal could imperil the company's reputation.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Emotion
Using 'imperil' suggests a strong emotional response, like worry or anxiety about the risk.
The new policy imperils our privacy and has many people concerned.
Never forget "Imperil"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Daniel Suarez: The kill...
or a terrorist incident that causes nations of the world to rush to adopt these weapons before thinking through the consequences. Autonomous robotic weapons concentrate too much power in too few hands, and they would imperil democracy itself.
Video examples
Oil Spill Threatens...
beaches are oiled and wildlife faces possible mass die-offs but on top of the ecological disaster unique cultures of the people living in Louisiana's bayous could also vanish the oil spill has a potential to imperil all of us I mean
Video examples
Daniel Suarez: The kill...
or a terrorist incident that causes nations of the world to rush to adopt these weapons before thinking through the consequences. Autonomous robotic weapons concentrate too much power in too few hands, and they would imperil democracy itself.
Video examples
Oil Spill Threatens...
beaches are oiled and wildlife faces possible mass die-offs but on top of the ecological disaster unique cultures of the people living in Louisiana's bayous could also vanish the oil spill has a potential to imperil all of us I mean
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Quentin Bryce
Australian Politician
Livelihoods and whole communities throughout the Murray-Darling Basin have been imperilled by the workings of drought, fire, flood, acid mud and human action over many decades. In the rescues and the cleanups and the long hauls, I see the same attitude over and again. People just rally and get on with it.
Quote examples
Letitia James
American Public Servant
Human induced climate change is real, and the evidence is right in front of us. It threatens our shores. It promises to bring intense heat waves and powerful storms. It has the power to disrupt our economy, endanger our food supply, and imperil global stability. We must take action to stop it.
Quote examples
Maria Konnikova
American Writer
Not only is the past of a person with no memory inaccessible; his ability to think about the future is imperilled. Time travel, then, is ultimately - and paradoxically - an exercise in remembering. And without that capacity it simply cannot exist.
Quote examples
Deborah Moggach
English Writer
I am a great believer in having the power to end your life and knowing that, in extremis, you can. But I would not want to involve anybody else in my actions if it could imperil them.
Quote examples
Ida B. Wells
American Activist
The South is brutalized to a degree not realized by its own inhabitants, and the very foundation of government, law and order, are imperilled.
Quote examples
Christian Nestell Bovee
American Author
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.
Quote examples
Owen Jones
British Journalist
A society should be judged by how it treats its children. A country that fails to invest in its children is imperilling its future.
Quote examples
Eddie Bernice Johnson
American Politician
The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives. This fact is well-documented.
Quote examples
Asha Rangappa
American Lawyer
The assumption that everyone in government is a bad actor imperils our democracy.
Quote examples
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.
Quote examples
Quentin Bryce
Australian Politician
Livelihoods and whole communities throughout the Murray-Darling Basin have been imperilled by the workings of drought, fire, flood, acid mud and human action over many decades. In the rescues and the cleanups and the long hauls, I see the same attitude over and again. People just rally and get on with it.
Quote examples
Letitia James
American Public Servant
Human induced climate change is real, and the evidence is right in front of us. It threatens our shores. It promises to bring intense heat waves and powerful storms. It has the power to disrupt our economy, endanger our food supply, and imperil global stability. We must take action to stop it.
Quote examples
Maria Konnikova
American Writer
Not only is the past of a person with no memory inaccessible; his ability to think about the future is imperilled. Time travel, then, is ultimately - and paradoxically - an exercise in remembering. And without that capacity it simply cannot exist.
Quote examples
Deborah Moggach
English Writer
I am a great believer in having the power to end your life and knowing that, in extremis, you can. But I would not want to involve anybody else in my actions if it could imperil them.
Quote examples
Ida B. Wells
American Activist
The South is brutalized to a degree not realized by its own inhabitants, and the very foundation of government, law and order, are imperilled.
Quote examples
Christian Nestell Bovee
American Author
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.
Quote examples
Owen Jones
British Journalist
A society should be judged by how it treats its children. A country that fails to invest in its children is imperilling its future.
Quote examples
Eddie Bernice Johnson
American Politician
The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives. This fact is well-documented.
Quote examples
Asha Rangappa
American Lawyer
The assumption that everyone in government is a bad actor imperils our democracy.
Quote examples
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension