adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒəd/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚd/
Australian:/ɪnˈdæɪn.d͡ʒəd/
New-Zealand:/ənˈdæɪn.d͡ʒəd/
CMU ARPABET:EH0 N D EY1 N JH ER0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of endanger
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an endangered species
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
застрашен
(zastrašen)
— in danger, at risk
Catalan:
en perill
— in danger, at risk
Chinese Mandarin:
瀕危 /濒危
(bīnwēi)
— in danger, at risk
Czech:
ohrožený
— in danger, at risk
Dutch:
bedreigd
— in danger, at risk
Finnish:
uhanalainen
— in danger, at risk
Finnish:
erittäin uhanalainen (IUCN 3.1)
— in danger, at risk
French:
en danger
— in danger, at risk
German:
gefährdet
— in danger, at risk
Hebrew:
בסיכון
(besicun)
— in danger, at risk
Hungarian:
veszélyeztetett
— in danger, at risk
Indonesian:
terancam punah
— in danger, at risk
Indonesian:
genting
— in danger, at risk
Italian:
a rischio
— in danger, at risk
Japanese:
危機に瀕する
— in danger, at risk
Japanese:
消滅危機のある
— in danger, at risk
Māori:
tata korehāhā
— in danger, at risk
Polish:
zagrożony
— in danger, at risk
Portuguese:
em risco
— in danger, at risk
Russian:
угрожа́емый
(ugrožájemyj)
— in danger, at risk
Russian:
вымира́ющий
(vymirájuščij)
— in danger, at risk
Russian:
исчеза́ющий
(isčezájuščij)
— in danger, at risk
Spanish:
en peligro
— in danger, at risk
Spanish:
peligrante
— in danger, at risk
Spanish:
peligrando
— in danger, at risk
Spanish:
periclitante (disused)
— in danger, at risk
Spanish:
periclitando (disused)
— in danger, at risk
Spanish:
apeligrado
— in danger, at risk
Telugu:
ముప్పు పొంచి ఉన్న
(muppu poñci unna)
— in danger, at risk
Telugu:
ప్రమాదంలో ఉన్న
(pramādaṁlō unna)
— in danger, at risk
Telugu:
అంతరిస్తున్న
(antaristunna)
— in danger, at risk
Telugu:
అంతరించిపోతున్న
(antariñcipōtunna)
— in danger, at risk
Turkish:
nesli tehlikede
— in danger, at risk
Ukrainian:
під загрозою зникнення
(pid zahrozoju znyknennja)
— in danger, at risk
Ukrainian:
під загрозою вимирання
(pid zahrozoju vymyrannja)
— in danger, at risk
Ukrainian:
зникаючий
(znykajučyj)
— in danger, at risk
