Disaster and Peril

Disaster

Disaster noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.

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Peril and disaster are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Peril" instead a noun "Disaster".

Nearby Word: disastrous

Peril noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.

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Disaster and peril are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disaster" instead a noun "Peril".

Nearby Words: perish, perilous, perilously, periled

human	human disaster	human peril
complete	complete disaster	complete peril
future	future disaster	future peril
original	original disaster	original peril
Other adjectives: actual, real, great, serious, terrible, potential, new, major, worst, imminent, greatest, coming, oncoming, cosmic, galactic, incoming, environmental.

The really unlucky travelers end up in the path of war or disaster — on the Titanic, during the last days of Pompei, in medieval England with the Black Death raging — in which case, the plot will be about escaping the immediate peril.

Source: Trapped in the Past
In Grave Peril, a big moment for Morgan is his acceptance that the many times Harry has flouted the Laws of Magic or been part of some kind of disaster are not due to deliberate malice, but due to arrogance, impulsiveness and recklessness.

Source: Hanlon's Razor

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