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   dan·ger·ous

   /ˈdānj(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. able or likely to cause harm or injury: "a dangerous animal" Similar menacingthreateningtreacheroussavagewildviciousmurderousdesperaterare:minaciousOpposite harmless
   • ▪ likely to cause problems or to have adverse consequences: "it is dangerous to underestimate an enemy" Similar hazardousperilousriskyhigh-riskfraught with dangerunsafeuncertainunpredictableprecariousinsecureexposedvulnerabletouch-and-gochancytrickytreacherousbreakneckrecklessdaredevilunchancyinformal:warmdiceystickyhairydodgygnarlyOpposite safe

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘arrogant’, ‘fastidious’, and ‘difficult to please’): from Old French dangereus, from dangier (see danger).

   Derivatives

   • 1. dangerousness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dangerousDangerous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DANGEROUS is involving possible injury, pain, harm, or loss : characterized by danger. How to use dangerous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dangerous.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDANGEROUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DANGEROUS definition: 1. A dangerous person, animal, thing, or activity could harm you: 2. A dangerous person, animal…. Learn more.

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   Dangerous definition: full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.. See examples of DANGEROUS used in a sentence.

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   Use the word dangerous to describe anything that can potentially cause serious harm, like a snarling pit bull or an icy, treacherous road. The earliest meaning of the word dangerous was "difficult or arrogant."

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDANGEROUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'dangerous' Word Frequency. dangerous. (deɪndʒərəs ) adjective A2. If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you. It's a dangerous stretch of road. ...dangerous drugs. It's dangerous to jump to early conclusions. Synonyms: perilous, threatening, risky, hazardous More Synonyms of dangerous.

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   The meaning of DANGER is exposure or liability to injury, pain, harm, or loss. How to use danger in a sentence.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › dangerousdangerous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   likely to injure or harm somebody, or to damage or destroy something. The situation is extremely dangerous. Fog and ice are making the roads very dangerous. potentially dangerous levels of pesticides. It's one of the most dangerous places in the world. The prisoners who escaped are violent and dangerous.

9. www.dictionary.com › browse › dangerDANGER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Danger is the general word for liability to all kinds of injury or evil consequences, either near at hand and certain, or remote and doubtful: to be in danger of being killed. Hazard suggests a danger that one can foresee but cannot avoid: A mountain climber is exposed to many hazards.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDANGEROUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    DANGEROUS definition: If someone or something is dangerous, they could harm you: . Learn more.

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    Define dangerous. dangerous synonyms, dangerous pronunciation, dangerous translation, English dictionary definition of dangerous. adj. 1. Involving or filled with danger; perilous. 2. Being able or likely to do harm. dan′ger·ous·ly adv. dan′ger·ous·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary...