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dangerous

dan·ge·rous

UK/ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/ US/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/ very common

adjective

1.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

  • “a dangerous criminal”
  • “a dangerous bridge”
  • “unemployment reached dangerous proportions”
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2.

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

  • “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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Origin

From Middle English daungerous (“difficult, severe, domineering, arrogant, fraught with danger”), dangerous, from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from Old French dangereus (“threatening, difficult”), from dangier. Equivalent to danger + -ous. Displaced native Old English frēcne.

Phrases

  • a little knowledge is a dangerous thing
  • a little learning is a dangerous thing
  • armed and dangerous
  • Dangerous Corner
  • dangerous goods

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