Worry vs Peril - What's the difference?
worry | peril | Related terms |
To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
To harass; to irritate or distress.
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
(transitive, obsolete, except in Scots) To strangle.
To cause concern or anxiety.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= A strong feeling of anxiety.
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An instance or cause of such a feeling.
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A situation of serious and immediate danger.
Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
(insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
To cause to be in danger; to imperil.
* 1890 , (Oscar Wilde), The Picture of Dorian Gray , ch. XIV:
*:"I will have nothing to do with this matter, whatever it is. Do you think I am going to peril my reputation for you?"
Worry is a related term of peril.
As nouns the difference between worry and peril
is that worry is a strong feeling of anxiety while peril is peril, danger.As a verb worry
is to seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.worry
English
Verb
(en-verb)- Your dog’s been worrying sheep again.
- The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.
- Your tone of voice worries me.
- Stop worrying about your test, it’ll be fine.
Can China clean up fast enough?, passage=That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.}}
Synonyms
* (trouble mentally) fretNoun
(worries)Derived terms
* worried * worrisomeperil
English
Noun
(en noun)- The perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc)
