dangernoun
uk/ˈdeɪn.dʒər/us/ˈdeɪn.dʒɚ/A2 [ C or U ] the possibility of harm or death to someone:
Danger! Keep out!
He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger.
The doctors say he is now out of danger (= is not expected to die although he has been extremely sick).
the dangers of rock-climbing
B1 [ C ] something or someone that may harm you:
Icy roads are a danger to drivers.
The judge described him as a danger to society.
danger of sth
A2 the possibility that something bad will happen:
If there's any danger of seeing Gary at the party, I'm not going.
If he carries on like this he's in danger of losing his job.
More examples
- The danger of shipwreck is much greater in fog.
- The future of our planet is in danger if we continue to plunder it as we do.
- The patient is now out of danger.
- There is some danger of low level radiation.
- The government have today issued a warning about the dangers of sunbathing.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dangers and threats
- baneful
- black spot
- brinkmanship
- calculated risk
- chance
- darkly
- desperately
- dodgy
- gamble
- hazardous
- hazmat
- high-risk
- hostage
- hostage to fortune idiom
- poisoned chalice
- precarious
- pull
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- risk
- treacherous
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Idiom(s)
there's no danger of that!