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English noun: danger | |||
| 1. | danger (state) the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury | ||
| Samples | You are in no danger. There was widespread danger of disease. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clear and present danger, exposure, hazardousness, insecurity, peril, perilousness, riskiness, vulnerability | ||
| Antonyms | safety | ||
| 2. | danger (act) a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | ||
| Samples | He saw the rewards but not the risks of crime. There was a danger he would do the wrong thing. | ||
| Synonyms | peril, risk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | venture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chance, crapshoot, gamble | ||
| 3. | danger (state) a cause of pain or injury or loss | ||
| Samples | He feared the dangers of traveling by air. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | causal agency, causal agent, cause | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, menace, peril, powder keg, risk, threat | ||
| 4. | danger (location) a dangerous place | ||
| Samples | He moved out of danger. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area, country | ||
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