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noun

Danger n.

1.

Authority; jurisdiction; control. (Obs.) "In dangerhad he... the young girls."

2.

Power to harm; subjection or liability to penalty. (Obs.) See In one's danger, below. "You stand within his danger, do you not?" "Covetousness of gains hath brought (them) in dangerof this statute."

3.

Exposure to injury, loss, pain, or other evil; peril; risk; insecurity.

4.

Difficulty; sparingness. (Obs.)

5.

Coyness; disdainful behavior. (Obs.)

In one's danger, in one's power; liable to a penalty to be inflicted by him. (Obs.) This sense is retained in the proverb, "Out of debt out of danger." "Those rich man in whose debt and danger they be not."

To do danger, to cause danger. (Obs.)

Synonyms: Peril; hazard; risk; jeopardy. Danger, Peril, Hazard, Risk, Jeopardy. Danger is the generic term, and implies some contingent evil in prospect. Peril is instant or impending danger; as, in peril of one's life. Hazard arises from something fortuitous or beyond our control; as, the hazard of the seas. Risk is doubtful or uncertain danger, often incurred voluntarily; as, to risk an engagement. Jeopardy is extreme danger. Danger of a contagious disease; the perils of shipwreck; the hazards of speculation; the risk of daring enterprises; a life brought into jeopardy.

verb

Danger v. t. To endanger. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Danger'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Danger" Quotes from Famous Books

... were sheltered from the flames' assault, and suffered naught of evil. The roaring furnace was no more grievous unto them than the shining of the sun. The fire harmed them not, but in their hour of danger the flames passed over them, and fell on those who did them evil. The heathen slaves departed from the holy youths. And the beauty of those cursed men was lessened, whoso ...

— Codex Junius 11 • Unknown

... safety; for although these regions do not seem to be inhabited at the present moment, at least in that part from whence I have just returned, it will be necessary for you to be always on your guard, even although no apparent danger ...

— Expedition into Central Australia • Charles Sturt

... heads together for the contrivance of such plans as would best lead to the effectuation of the end each had proposed to himself. It is a curious fact, that on the very Sunday afternoon on which we have seen Mr. and Mrs. Larkin conversing about the danger and impropriety of Harriet Meadows keeping company with a man like Sanford, their own daughter was actually riding out with Hatfield. In this ride they passed the residence of Mr. Meadows, who, in turn, commented upon the fact with some severity of ...

— Home Lights and Shadows • T. S. Arthur

... the epoch in which Great Britain has turned her back upon Europe the balance of power has been upset, and there is no power and no combination able to stand up against Germany as the head of the Triple Alliance. This is a position of great danger for England, because it is an open question whether in the absence of a strong British army any group of Powers, even in alliance with England, could afford to take up a quarrel against the combination of the central States. It thus appears that Great Britain, by neglecting the conditions of her ...

— Britain at Bay • Spenser Wilkinson

... Old Street Road we went and there inquired at Mrs. Guppy's residence for Mrs. Guppy. Mrs. Guppy, occupying the parlours and having indeed been visibly in danger of cracking herself like a nut in the front-parlour door by peeping out before she was asked for, immediately presented herself and requested us to walk in. She was an old lady in a large cap, with rather a red nose and rather an unsteady eye, but smiling all over. ...

— Bleak House • Charles Dickens

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