What does dangerous mean in English? Meaning of dangerous definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "dangerous": involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
Adjective
Meaning: involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harmExample: a dangerous criminal
a dangerous bridge
unemployment reached dangerous proportionsSynonyms: dangerous
unsafeAntonyms: safeSimilar: breakneck
chanceful
chancy
desperate
dicey
dodgy
hazardous
insidious
mordacious
on the hook
parlous
perilous
precarious
risky
self-destructive
suicidal
touch-and-go
treacherous
unreliable
wildAlso see: insecure
unsafe
vulnerablePronunciation in UK: /ˈdeɪndʒəɹəs/
Meaning of "dangerous": causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Adjective
Meaning: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harmExample: 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 diseaseSynonyms: dangerous
grave
grievous
life-threatening
serious
severeSimilar: criticalPronunciation in UK: /ˈdeɪndʒəɹəs/
Adjective: Full of danger. Railway crossings without gates are highly dangerous. 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI: “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI: “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury. John Milton (1608-1674) If they incline to think you dangerous / To less than godsJohn Milton (1608-1674) If they incline to think you dangerous / To less than gods(colloquial, dated) In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death. Forby. Bartlett.(obsolete) Hard to suit; difficult to please. Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400) My wages ben full strait, and eke full small; / My lord to me is hard and dangerous.Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400) My wages ben full strait, and eke full small; / My lord to me is hard and dangerous.(obsolete) Reserved; not affable. Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400) Of his speech dangerousGeoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400) Of his speech dangerousSynonyms:
treacherous, unhealthy, threatening, deadly, unsafe, terrible, precarious, ugly, bad, critical, unstable, alarming, serious, nasty, fatal, perilous, risky, breakneck, chancy, delicate, exposed, formidable, hairy, heavy, hot, impending, impregnable, insecure, loaded, malignant, menacing, mortal, portentous, pressing, queasy, serpentine, shaky, speculative, thorny, ticklish, touch-and-go, touchy, urgent, viperous, vulnerable, wicked, jeopardous, parlous, dynamite, dangersome, on collision course,
Antonyms:
honest, harmless, healthy, pleasant, healthful, wholesome, wonderful, stable, pleasing, kind, OK, trivial, unimportant, careful, guarded, untroubled, true, strong, good, nice, safe, secure, great, certain, sure, agreeable, happy, unhazardous,
