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Added 4 October 2026

danger

/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə/ noun

In Latin: periculum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about danger at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury.
There's plenty of danger in the desert.
An instance or cause of likely serious harm.
Mischief.

verb

To claim liability.
To imperil; to endanger.
To run the risk.

Origin

From Middle English daunger (“power, dominion, peril”), from Anglo-Norman dangier, from Old French dangier, alteration of Old French dongier (due to association with Latin damnum (“damage”)) from Vulgar Latin *dominiārium (“authority, power”) from Latin dominus (“lord, master”). Displaced native Old English frēcennes.

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