danger
[ deyn-jer ]
/ ˈdeɪn dʒər /
noun
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
an instance or cause of peril; menace.
Obsolete. power; jurisdiction; domain.
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Origin of danger
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1. Danger, hazard, peril, jeopardy imply harm that one may encounter. Danger is the general word for liability to all kinds of injury or evil consequences, either near at hand and certain, or remote and doubtful: to be in danger of being killed. Hazard suggests a danger that one can foresee but cannot avoid: A mountain climber is exposed to many hazards. Peril usually denotes great and imminent danger: The passengers on the disabled ship were in great peril. Jeopardy, a less common word, has essentially the same meaning as peril, but emphasizes exposure to the chances of a situation: To save his friend he put his life in jeopardy.
OTHER WORDS FROM danger
dan·ger·less, adjectivesu·per·dan·ger, nounWords nearby danger
Danelaw, Dane particle, danewort, dang, danged, danger, danger angle, Danger Cave, danger man, danger money, dangerous
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British Dictionary definitions for danger
danger
/ (ˈdeɪndʒə) /
noun
the state of being vulnerable to injury, loss, or evil; risk
a person or thing that may cause injury, pain, etc
obsolete power
in danger of liable to
on the danger list critically ill in hospital
Derived forms of danger
dangerless, adjectiveWord Origin for danger
C13: daunger power, hence power to inflict injury, from Old French dongier (from Latin dominium ownership) blended with Old French dam injury, from Latin damnum
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