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danger

dan·ger [ dáynjər ] (plural dan·gers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. exposure to harm: exposure or vulnerability to harm, injury, or loss
Their lives were in danger.
His reckless behavior had put them all in danger.

2. somebody or something that causes harm: somebody or something that may cause harm, injury, or loss ( often used in the plural )
the dangers of smoking

[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman daunger< assumed Vulgar Latin domniarium "power to do harm" < Latin dominium "sovereignty" < dominus "lord"]
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