imperilment
Putting at risk
Imperilment is the act of putting something at risk or the state of being endangered.
The word is formal and somewhat literary, appearing in contexts where simpler alternatives like "endangering" or "risk" might seem too plain: the imperilment of democratic institutions, environmental imperilment of coastal communities.
Causing risk of harm
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
- menaceSource of potential harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
exposure · vulnerability · insecurity · threat · risk · harm · distress · crisis
Ease of breaking
- exposureState of being unprotected
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- weaknessDeficiency in force
instability · helplessness · frailty · delicacy · sensitivity · liability · disadvantage · precariousness
Physical or psychological harm
- damageHarm or impairment
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
trauma · calamity · devastation · destruction · ruin · casualty · fatality · collapse
Stake on uncertain outcome
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- likelihoodChance something will occur
contingency · speculation · venture · stakes · odds · bet · wager · exposure
Source of potential harm
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
ultimatum · provocation · warning · terrorization · oppression · antagonism · bullying · sabotage
endangerment
Causing risk of harm
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
- menaceSource of potential harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
hazard · exposure · vulnerability · insecurity · threat · risk · harm · distress · crisis · emergency
fragility
Ease of breaking
- exposureState of being unprotected
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
weakness · instability · helplessness · frailty · delicacy · sensitivity · liability · disadvantage · precariousness · brittleness
injury
Physical or psychological harm
- damageHarm or impairment
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- disasterSudden ruinous event
tragedy · trauma · calamity · devastation · destruction · ruin · casualty · fatality · collapse · wreckage
gamble
Stake on uncertain outcome
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
likelihood · contingency · speculation · venture · stakes · odds · bet · wager · exposure · assessment
menace
Source of potential harm
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
aggression · ultimatum · provocation · warning · terrorization · oppression · antagonism · bullying · sabotage · subversion
imperilmentsafety
Freedom from harm
protection · security · safeguarding · preservation · defense
peril, perilous, imperil, endangering, perilously, imperiled, imperiling, perilousness