Definition

1. Noun:
   • The condition of being susceptible to harm or injury: The state in which someone or something is exposed to the possibility of loss, pain, or damage.
   • A cause or source of harm, risk, or peril: A specific thing, situation, or activity that can cause injury, loss, or trouble.
   • A possibility of something harmful or unpleasant occurring: The chance or likelihood that a particular adverse event will happen.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • He moved out of danger. (He moved to a place where he was no longer exposed to harm.)
  • He feared the dangers of traveling by air. (He was afraid of the specific risks associated with air travel.)
  • There was a danger he would do the wrong thing. (There was a possibility that he would make a mistake.)
  • You are in no danger. (You are not susceptible to harm or injury.)
  • There was widespread danger of disease. (There was a broad susceptibility or risk of illness.)

Advanced Usage

• "A danger to": A person or thing that poses a threat to someone or something else.
  • Smoking is a danger to your health. (Smoking is a source of harm for your physical well-being.)
• "In danger of": At risk of experiencing a particular negative outcome.
  • The old bridge is in danger of collapsing. (The bridge is susceptible to the possibility of falling down.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dangerous (adj): Able or likely to cause harm or injury.
  • It is dangerous to drive in a storm.
• Endanger (verb): To put someone or something at risk or in danger.
  • Pollution can endanger wildlife.

Synonyms

• Peril: Serious and immediate danger.
• Hazard: A danger or risk, often one that is hidden or not obvious.
• Risk: A situation involving exposure to danger or the possibility of a negative event.

Related Phrases

• Out of danger: No longer in a situation where harm is likely.
  • The patient is now out of danger. (The patient is no longer at serious risk.)
• Sense of danger: An awareness or feeling that a risky situation exists.
  • The strange noise gave her a sense of danger. (The noise made her feel that something harmful might happen.)

Idioms

• A clear and present danger: An obvious and immediate threat.
  • The approaching hurricane was a clear and present danger to the coastal town.
• Danger zone: An area or situation where there is a high risk of danger.
  • Stay out of the danger zone marked by the police tape.

Noun

1. a dangerous place
   • He moved out of danger
2. a cause of pain or injury or loss
   • he feared the dangers of traveling by air
3. 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
4. the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
   • you are in no danger
   • there was widespread danger of disease