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Danger
potential for uncontrolled loss due to underlying vulnerability or uncertainties / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Risk" redirects here. For the board game, see Risk (game).
Danger (also risk or peril) is the possibility of something bad happening. A situation in which there is a risk of something bad happening, is called dangerous, risky or perilous.
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People often take risks, or do things that might hurt them. An example of this is crossing the road without looking carefully. There is a risk that you might get hit by a car.
Anything that involves a risk of injury or to health can be described as dangerous. Smoking is dangerous to health. Being around some animals is dangerous because they might attack humans.