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Meaning of 'danger' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Danger [ n.]
- Authority; jurisdiction; control.
- Power to harm; subjection or liability to penalty.
- Exposure to injury, loss, pain, or other evil; peril; risk; insecurity.
- Difficulty; sparingness.
- Coyness; disdainful behavior.
2 . Danger [ v. t.]
- To endanger.

Meaning of 'danger' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . danger [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a cause of pain or injury or loss
Example in sentence:
  • he feared the dangers of traveling by air
Meaning (2):
- a dangerous place
Example in sentence:
  • He moved out of danger
Meaning (3):
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
Example in sentence:
  • he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime;
  • there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
Meaning (4):
- the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
Example in sentence:
  • there was widespread danger of disease;
  • you are in no danger

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