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danger
noun
the
possibility
that
harm
,
injury
,
or
damage
may
happen
•
Children
playing
near
the
busy
road
were
in
great
danger
.
Children
playing
near
the
busy
road
were
in
great
danger
.
•
Workers
wear
helmets
to
reduce
the
danger
of
falling
objects
on
the
construction
site
.
Workers
wear
helmets
to
reduce
the
danger
of
falling
objects
on
the
construction
site
.
From
Old
French
danger
,
daunger
,
originally
meaning
"
power
,
jurisdiction
,"
which
evolved
to
"
risk
"
because
people
feared
those
with
power
.
noun
a
person
,
thing
,
or
situation
that
can
cause
harm
or
injury
•
That
broken
step
is
a
real
danger
to
anyone
using
the
stairs
.
That
broken
step
is
a
real
danger
to
anyone
using
the
stairs
.
•
Loose
wires
hanging
from
the
ceiling
posed
hidden
dangers
for
the
maintenance
crew
.
Loose
wires
hanging
from
the
ceiling
posed
hidden
dangers
for
the
maintenance
crew
.
Same
historical
root
as
the
general
sense
,
expanding
from
abstract
risk
to
a
concrete
source
of
harm
.
dangerous
adjective
Able
or
likely
to
cause
harm
,
injury
,
or
damage
;
not
safe
.
•
It's
dangerous
to
drive
on
icy
roads
.
It's
dangerous
to
drive
on
icy
roads
.
•
Mixing
those
chemicals
can
be
extremely
dangerous
.
Mixing
those
chemicals
can
be
extremely
dangerous
.
From
Old
French
dangereux
,
from
danger
plus
-ous
,
meaning
‘
full
of
danger
’.
adjective
Likely
to
harm
or
attack
people
;
violent
or
threatening
.
•
A
dangerous
dog
was
roaming
the
neighborhood
.
A
dangerous
dog
was
roaming
the
neighborhood
.
•
She
realized
the
prisoner
was
dangerous
and
called
the
guards
.
She
realized
the
prisoner
was
dangerous
and
called
the
guards
.
Same
historical
origin
as
the
main
sense
,
from
Old
French
dangereux
.