danger
noun
[ ˈdeɪn(d)ʒə ]
• the possibility of suffering harm or injury.
• "his life was in danger"
Similar:
peril,
hazard,
risk,
jeopardy,
endangerment,
imperilment,
insecurity,
perilousness,
riskiness,
precariousness,
uncertainty,
instability,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘jurisdiction or power’, specifically ‘power to harm’): from Old French dangier, based on Latin dominus ‘lord’.
out of danger
• (of a person who has suffered a serious injury or illness) not expected to die.
• "the hospital said she was out of immediate danger"
