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endangerment

noun · 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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  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 N D EY1 N JH ER0 M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • drinking alcohol is a health hazard

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: danger

Narrower terms: health hazard, moral hazard, occupational hazard, sword of Damocles

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English endanger Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English endangerment From endanger + -ment.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 危害 (wēihài) — The act of puting someone or something, or conditions of being, in danger
  • Kazakh: қауіп төндіру (qauıp töndıru) — The act of puting someone or something, or conditions of being, in danger
  • Māori: whakamōreareatanga — The act of puting someone or something, or conditions of being, in danger