/dejĖnʤÉz/ - [deynjerz] -
We found 3 definitions of dangers from 2 different sources.
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" |