Definition for "Danger"

Etymology

Middle English daunger "power, dominion, peril" from Anglo-Norman dangier from Old French dangier, alteration of Old French dongier (influenced by Old French dam "damage") from Vulgar Latin *domniārium "authority, power" from Latin dominus "lord, master". Displaced native Middle English pliht, plight "danger" (from Old English pliht "danger, peril, risk", compare Old English plēon "to risk"), Middle English frese "danger, fear" (from or akin to Old Saxon frēsa "peril, fear"), Middle English wathe "peril, hurt" (from Old Norse vāði "peril, hurt").
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Danger - (Noun)

phonetic : /ˈdānjər/ http://www.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/de/0/danger.mp3
plural : dangers
1. The possibility of suffering harm or injury
  • his life was in danger
2. A person or thing that is likely to cause harm or injury
  • infertile soils where drought is a danger
3. The possibility of something unwelcome or unpleasant
  • there was no danger of the champagne running out
4. The status of a railroad signal indicating that the line is not clear and that a train should not proceed
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(n) danger (the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury) "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease"
peril, 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"
(n) danger (a cause of pain or injury or loss) "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"
(n) danger (a dangerous place) "He moved out of danger"
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Danger (?), n. [OE. danger, daunger, power, arrogance, refusal, difficulty, fr. OF. dagier, dongier (with same meaning), F. danger danger, fr. an assumed LL. dominiarium power, authority, from L. dominium power, property. See ****, ****, ****.]

1. Authority; jurisdiction; control. [Obs.]

    In dangerhad he . . . the young girls.
Chaucer.

2. Power to harm; subjection or liability to penalty. [Obs.] See In one's danger, below.

    You stand within his danger, do you not?
Shak.

    Covetousness of gains hath brought [them] in dangerof this statute.
Robynson (More's Utopia).

3. Exposure to injury, loss, pain, or other evil; peril; risk; insecurity.

4. Difficulty; sparingness. [Obs.] Chaucer.

5. Coyness; disdainful behavior. [Obs.] Chaucer.

In one's danger, in one's power; liable to a penalty to be inflicted by him. [Obs.] This sense is retained in the proverb, “Out of debt out of danger.”

    Those rich man in whose debt and danger they be not.
Robynson (More's Utopia).
-- To do danger, to cause danger. [Obs.] Shak.

Syn.
Peril; hazard; risk; jeopardy.
****, ****, ****, ****, ****. Danger is the generic term, and implies some contingent evil in prospect. Peril is instant or impending danger; as, in peril of one's life. Hazard arises from something fortuitous or beyond our control; as, the hazard of the seas. Risk is doubtful or uncertain danger, often incurred voluntarily; as, to risk an engagement. Jeopardy is extreme danger. Danger of a contagious disease; the perils of shipwreck; the hazards of speculation; the risk of daring enterprises; a life brought into jeopardy.

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obsolete Ability to harm; someone's dominion or power to harm or penalise. See In one's danger, below.
  • "You stand within his danger, do you not?" (Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, 4:1:180)
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obsolete Liability.
  • Thou shalt not kyll. Whosoever shall kyll, shalbe in daunger of iudgement.
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obsolete Difficulty; sparingness.
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obsolete Coyness; disdainful behavior.
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obsolete A place where one is in the hands of the enemy.
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Exposure to liable harm.
  • "Danger is a good teacher, and makes apt scholars" (William Hazlitt, Table talk).
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An instance or cause of liable harm.
  • "Two territorial questions..unsettled..each of which was a positive danger to the peace of Europe" (Times, 5 Sept. 3/2).
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Mischief.
  • "We put a Sting in him, / That at his will he may doe danger with" (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, 2:1:17).
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Danger - (Verb)

Danger, v. t. To endanger. [Obs.] Shak.

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obsolete To claim liability.
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obsolete To imperil; to endanger.
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obsolete To run the risk.
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Danger - (General)

5. the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease"
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6. risk: 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"
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7. a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"
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8. a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger"
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9. (dangerous) causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
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10. "Danger (Been So Long)" was the second single released by rapper Mystikal from his fourth album, Let's Get Ready, it featured singer Nivea. It was released on December 12, 2000 and was produced by The Neptunes. ...
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11. The Danger Room is a fictional training facility built for the X-Men of Marvel Comics as part of the various incarnations of the X-Mansion.
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12. Danger, Inc. was a company specializing in platforms, software, design, and services for mobile computing devices. Its most notable product was the T-Mobile Sidekick (aka Danger Hiptop).
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13. Danger (born Franck Rivoire) is an electronic musician from Lyon, France. Influenced by video games and '80s movie soundtracks, he creates a distinct sound that characterizes his productions, both songs and remixes. ...
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14. Danger is the fourth studio album by P-Square. It was released in September 2009.
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15. Danger/Disease Control is the name of a single by German industrial band X Marks the Pedwalk. It was released by Zoth Ommog in Europe in LP and CD formats.
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16. "Danger" is a single by Australian rock band AC/DC, from the album Fly on the Wall released in 1985. It was written by Brian Johnson, Angus Young, and Malcolm Young.
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17. Danger is an anthology series which brought half hour-long dramas to television from 1950 to 1955.
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18. (Dangering) In US law, endangerment comprises several types of crimes involving conduct that is wrongful and reckless or , and likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person.
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19. (Dangerous (album)) Dangerous is the eighth studio album by Michael Jackson, released on November 22, 1991. It became his second to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, where it spent the next four consecutive weeks. The album has sold over 32 million copies worldwide. ...
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20. (Dangerous (Andy Taylor album)) Dangerous is a 1990 covers album by the British guitarist Andy Taylor, who is most famous for his work in the band Duran Duran. It was a follow-up to his earlier solo album Thunder.
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21. (Dangerous (Bill Hicks album)) Dangerous is the first live CD album released by stand-up comedian and satirist Bill Hicks in 1990, on New York based Invasion Records. The album was recorded over two nights at Caroline's in New York City. It was later re-released by Rykodisc.
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22. (Dangerous (Busta Rhymes song)) "Dangerous" is a hip hop song written by Lawrence Dermer, Trevor Smith, Rashad Smith, Henry Stone and Freddy Stonewall for Busta Rhymes second album When Disaster Strikes. ...
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23. (Dangerous (Cascada song)) "Dangerous" is the second single in the UK & Ireland but third overall to be released by Cascada from their third studio album Evacuate the Dancefloor. The music video was uploaded to YouTube by the UK record company All Around The World records on the August 17, 2009. ...
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24. (Dangerous (DecembeRadio album)) Dangerous is the debut album by the band DecembeRadio, released independently in 2005. It contains three songs that would later appear in rewritten form on the band's self-titled major label debut.
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25. (Dangerous (film)) Dangerous is a 1935 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green. The screenplay by Laird Doyle is based on his story Hard Luck Dame.
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26. (Dangerous (Kardinal Offishall song)) "Dangerous" is a hip-hop/R&B song by Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon. Produced by DJ Kemo and hAZEL, it was the first single from his fourth album Not 4 Sale. It was released to radio in March 2008, and on iTunes on April 1. ...
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27. (Dangerous (Loverboy song)) Dangerous was a song released in 1985 on the highly successful album Lovin' Every Minute of it released by Loverboy. The song achieved minor success when released as a single during the same year, and reached #65 on the billboard charts.
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28. Liability; Difficulty; sparingness; Coyness; disdainful behavior; A place where one is in the hands of the enemy; Exposure to liable harm; An instance or cause of liable harm; Mischief; To claim liability; To imperil; to endanger; To run the risk
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29. (dangerous) adj. unsafe, hazardous, fraught with risk. It can be negligence for which a lawsuit can be brought if damage results from creating or leaving unguarded a dangerous condition which can cause harm to others, a dangerous instrumentality (any device which can cause harm, including ...
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Pronunciation : IPA

  • /deɪn.dʒə(ɹ)/
  • /ˈdeɪndʒɚ/
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Pronunciation : Audio

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