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- DictionaryDan·ger/ˈdānjər/
noun
- 1. the possibility of suffering harm or injury: "his life was in danger"
DANGER definition: 1. the possibility of harm or death to someone: 2. something or someone that may harm you: 3. the…. Learn more.
- Dangerous
DANGEROUS definition: 1. A dangerous person, animal, thing,...
- English (US)
the possibility of harm or death, or of something unpleasant...
- Dangerous
1. : exposure or liability to injury, pain, harm, or loss. a place where children could play without danger. was assured her job was not in danger. 2. : a case or cause of danger. the dangers of mining. 3. archaic: jurisdiction. You stand within his danger, do you not?—Shakespeare. b. obsolete: reach, range.
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.
4 days ago · 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 ...
Definitions of danger. noun. the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury. “you are in no danger ”. “there was widespread danger of disease”. see more. noun. a cause of pain or injury or loss. “he feared the dangers of traveling by air”.
the possibility that someone or something will be harmed or killed, or that something bad will happen: the dangers of rock climbing. The soldiers were in serious danger. We were in danger of missing our flight. Fewer examples. a campaign to educate people about the dangers of smoking.
