Definition of danger Danger
/dejˈnʤɚ/ - [deynjer] - dan•ger
We found 26 definitions of danger from 8 different sources.
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What does danger mean?
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NounPlural: danger |
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| danger - the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease" | ||
| safety a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line | ||
| status, condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" | ||
| clear and present danger a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged; "no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded theater when there is no fire because such an action would pose a clear and present danger to public safety" | ||
| hazardousness, perilousness the state of being dangerous | ||
| insecurity the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure | ||
| riskiness, peril a state of danger involving risk | ||
| danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air" | ||
| causal agency, causal agent, cause any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results | ||
| endangerment, jeopardy, hazard, peril, risk an obstacle on a golf course | ||
| powder keg keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder | ||
| danger - a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger" | ||
| country, area the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" | ||
| danger - a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" | ||
| risk, peril | ||
| venture any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome | ||
| chance a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive" | ||
| crapshoot a risky and uncertain venture; "getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- danger (Noun)
Ability to harm; someone's dominion or power to harm or penalise. See In one's danger, below. - danger (Noun)
Liability. - danger (Noun)
Difficulty; sparingness. - danger (Noun)
Coyness; disdainful behavior. - danger (Noun)
A place where one is in the hands of the enemy. - danger (Noun)
Exposure to liable harm. - danger (Noun)
An instance or cause of liable harm. - danger (Noun)
Mischief. - danger (Verb)
To claim liability. - danger (Verb)
To imperil; to endanger. - danger (Verb)
To run the risk.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- danger (n.)
Authority; jurisdiction; control. - danger (n.)
Power to harm; subjection or liability to penalty. - danger (n.)
Exposure to injury, loss, pain, or other evil; peril; risk; insecurity. - danger (n.)
Difficulty; sparingness. - danger (n.)
Coyness; disdainful behavior. - danger (v. t.)
To endanger.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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danger
A situation that constitutes an immediate risk for injury on a person or property.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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danger
dān′jėr, n. peril, hazard, or risk: insecurity: (obs.) power.—v.t. (Shak.) to endanger.—adj. Dan′gerous, full of danger: unsafe: insecure.—adv. Dan′gerously.—ns. Dan′gerousness; Dan′ger-sig′nal. [O. Fr. dangier, absolute power (of a feudal lord), hence power to hurt.—Low L. dominium, feudal authority—L. dominus, a lord. See Dungeon.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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danger
Perils and hazard of the sea. Any rock or shoal which interferes with navigation.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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danger
The danger's past, and God's forgotten.
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