danger

dan-ger · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The possibility of suffering harm, injury, or loss; a state of being exposed to harm.

  2. 2.

    A person or thing that is likely to cause harm or injury.

  3. 3.

    The possibility of something unwelcome happening.

Forms

plural: dangers

Related words

Antonyms: safety, security
See also: dangerous, risk, safety
Synonyms: hazard, peril, risk, threat

Etymology

From Old French dangier meaning "power, dominion, authority," from Vulgar Latin dominiarium meaning "power of a lord." The sense shifted from "power to harm" to "exposure to harm" in Middle English.