danger | ||
1. | [ noun ] the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury | |
Examples: | "you are in no danger" "there was widespread danger of disease" |
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Related terms: | safety condition vulnerability riskiness insecurity hazardousness clear_and_present_danger | |
2. | [ noun ] a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | |
Synonyms: | risk peril | |
Examples: | "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime" "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" |
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Related terms: | venture chance gamble crapshoot queer | |
3. | [ noun ] a cause of pain or injury or loss | |
Examples: | "he feared the dangers of traveling by air" |
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Related terms: | causal_agent menace hazard powder_keg | |
4. | [ noun ] a dangerous place | |
Examples: | "He moved out of danger" |
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Related terms: | area | |
Similar spelling: |
dangerous Danser Danker dancer Dankert Dinger Dansereau |