Peril and Weakness

Peril

Peril noun - The state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil.

Usage example: they were unhappy about sending their son into peril overseas

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

Nearby Words: perish, perilous, perilously, periled

Weakness noun - The quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor.

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Peril and weakness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Peril" instead a noun "Weakness".

Nearby Words: weak, weaken, weakly, weakening, weakling

human	human peril	human weakness
physical	physical peril	physical weakness
original	original peril	original weakness
obvious	obvious peril	obvious weakness
Other adjectives: actual, real, extreme, great, serious, potential, main, personal, moral, new, major, general, deadly, greatest.

He is a peripheral force for good at best and his moral weakness puts major characters in peril.

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