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- pronunciation:
- deIn
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a chance or likelihood that something bad or harmful may happen; peril; risk.
The old shed is in danger of falling down.
- synonyms:
- jeopardy, peril
- antonyms:
- safety, security
- similar words:
- hazard, risk
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| definition 2: |
something that causes harm or injury.
Firemen face many dangers in their work.- synonyms:
- hazard, menace, peril
- similar words:
- threat
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| related words: |
distress, emergency |
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| derivation: |
dangerless (adj.) |
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