Dangerous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dᵻɹˈɛktdɪskˌɔːɹs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈeɪndʒəɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈeɪndʒəɹəs/

3 syllables Say it as /dᵻɹˈɛktdɪskˌɔːɹs/.

Examples

a dangerous criminal
a dangerous bridge
unemployment reached dangerous proportions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grievous life-threatening severe unsafe serious grave

Antonyms

safe

Parts of Speech

adjective	involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm “a dangerous criminal”
adjective	causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm “a dangerous operation”

Word Forms

danger	noun	a cause of pain or injury or loss
dangerousness	noun	the quality of not being safe
seriousness	noun	the quality of arousing fear or distress
severeness	noun	used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gefährlich

eine Gefahr oder ein Risiko mit sich bringen oder verursachen; anfällig für Verletzungen oder Schäden

🇫🇷French

dangereux

impliquant ou provoquant un danger ou un risque ; susceptible de blesser ou de nuire

🇪🇸Spanish

peligroso

que implique o cause peligro o riesgo; susceptible de causar daño o daño

🇮🇹Italian

pericoloso

che coinvolgano o causino pericoli o rischi; suscettibile di ferire o danneggiare

🇳🇱Dutch

gevaarlijk

gevaar of risico inhouden of veroorzaken; vatbaar voor pijn of schade

🇵🇹Portuguese

perigoso

envolvendo ou causando perigo ou risco; passível de ferir ou prejudicar

🇷🇺Russian

опасный

связанные или вызывающие опасность или риск; может причинить вред или причинить вред

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खतरनाक

खतरे या जोखिम को शामिल करना या पैदा करना; चोट पहुंचाने या नुकसान पहुंचाने के लिए उत्तरदायी

🇧🇩Bengali

বিপজ্জনক

জড়িত বা বিপদ বা ঝুঁকি সৃষ্টি করা; আঘাত বা ক্ষতির জন্য দায়ী

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆபத்தானது

ஆபத்து அல்லது ஆபத்தை ஈடுபடுத்துதல் அல்லது ஏற்படுத்துதல்; காயப்படுத்த அல்லது தீங்கு விளைவிக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రమాదకరమైన

ప్రమాదం లేదా ప్రమాదాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా కలిగించడం; హాని లేదా హాని కలిగించే బాధ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

धोकादायक

धोका किंवा धोका समाविष्ट करणे किंवा निर्माण करणे; दुखापत किंवा हानी करण्यास जबाबदार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખતરનાક

સંડોવવું અથવા જોખમ અથવા જોખમનું કારણ; નુકસાન અથવા નુકસાન માટે જવાબદાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿ

ಅಪಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಪಾಯವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವುದು; ನೋಯಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾನಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಹೊಣೆಗಾರಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപകടകരമായ

അപകടമോ അപകടമോ ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നതോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നതോ; ഉപദ്രവിക്കാനോ ഉപദ്രവിക്കാനോ ബാധ്യസ്ഥനാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖ਼ਤਰਨਾਕ

ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਜੋਖਮ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ; ਸੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

خطرناک

خطرہ یا خطرہ کو شامل کرنا یا پیدا کرنا؛ چوٹ پہنچانے یا نقصان پہنچانے کا ذمہ دار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

危险的

涉及或造成危险或风险；容易受伤或伤害

🇯🇵Japanese

危険な

危険またはリスクを伴う、または引き起こす。傷つけたり傷つけたりする可能性がある

🇰🇷Korean

위험한

위험이나 위험을 수반하거나 야기하는 것, 상처를 입히거나 해를 끼칠 수 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguy hiểm

liên quan hoặc gây nguy hiểm hoặc rủi ro; có khả năng bị tổn thương hoặc bị tổn hại

🇹🇭Thai

อันตราย

เกี่ยวข้องหรือก่อให้เกิดอันตรายหรือความเสี่ยง มีแนวโน้มที่จะทำร้ายหรือเป็นอันตราย

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbahaya

melibatkan atau menyebabkan bahaya atau risiko; bertanggung jawab untuk melukai atau menyakiti

🇵🇭Filipino

mapanganib

kinasasangkutan o nagdudulot ng panganib o panganib; mananagot sa pananakit o pinsala

🇲🇾Malay

bahaya

melibatkan atau menyebabkan bahaya atau risiko; bertanggungjawab untuk menyakiti atau membahayakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خطير

تنطوي على أو تسبب خطرا أو خطرا؛ عرضة للأذى أو الأذى

🇮🇷Persian

خطرناک

شامل یا ایجاد خطر یا خطر؛ در معرض آسیب یا آسیب است

🇹🇷Turkish

tehlikeli

tehlike veya risk içeren veya bunlara neden olan; zarar vermek veya zarar vermekle yükümlü

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְסוּכָּן

כרוך או גורם לסכנה או סיכון; עלול לפגוע או להזיק

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The primary meaning of 'dangerous' is 'involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm'.

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Using 'dangerous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dangerous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dangerous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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