imperilment

noun

Definition of imperilmentnext
as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil the city has reduced the number of its firefighters, to the imperilment of every homeowner

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  1. risk
  2. jeopardy
  3. danger
  4. trouble
Noun
  • And now, Democrats warned, targeting nominees' résumés risks reinforcing the image that the party is unreceptive to the beliefs of everyday Americans about what ails the country.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Amazon is at risk of falling further behind in the AI arms race compared to competitors like Microsoft and OpenAI.
    Mia Sato, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of risk
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the company is in potential jeopardy of losing its investment-grade rating, with $45 billion in net debt that would increase its borrowing costs, Bloomberg reported.
    L'Oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
  • But when critically celebrated English thespian William MacCready (Coogan) arrives from London to perform his sophisticated Hamlet, Edwin’s title is thrown into jeopardy.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of jeopardy
Noun
  • In the end, if climate change is as big of a challenge and a danger as has been stated, and as is widely believed, all countries will need to contribute something.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Officers from state and Capitol police, as well as the Wolcott Police Department, responded to her residence, but did not uncover any explosives or evidence of other danger.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of danger
Noun
  • Lacey Reynolds also said UT students have had trouble securing funding for individuals from Black student groups to attend conferences.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The Inflation Reduction Act set the United States on a new green industrial trajectory that even Trump and his minions will have trouble reversing.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of trouble
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