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| 1. | [ adjective ] involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm | |
| Synonyms: | unsafe | |
| Examples: | "a dangerous criminal" "a dangerous bridge" "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" |
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| Related terms: | safe parlous harmful hazardous treacherous desperate on_the_hook self-destructive mordacious chancy insidious breakneck vulnerable insecure | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | |
| Synonyms: | serious grave severe grievous life-threatening | |
| Examples: | "a dangerous operation" "a grave situation" "a grave illness" "grievous bodily harm" "a serious wound" "a serious turn of events" "a severe case of pneumonia" "a life-threatening disease" |
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| Related terms: | critical | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | |
| Synonyms: | serious grave severe grievous | |
| Examples: | "a dangerous operation" "a grave situation" "a grave illness" "grievous bodily harm" "a serious wound" "a serious turn of events" "a severe case of pneumonia" |
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| Related terms: | critical | |
| Similar spelling: |
dangerously danger Dansereau Danser Danker dancer Dankert Dangerfield danger_zone danger_line |
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