danger — ONAD

danger /ˈdānjər, ˈdeɪndʒər

▸ noun the possibility of suffering harm or injury:

his life was in danger.

▪ a person or thing that is likely to cause harm or injury:

infertile soils where drought is a danger.

▪ the possibility of something unwelcome or unpleasant:

there was no danger of the champagne running out.

▪ British the status of a railroad signal indicating that the line is not clear and that a train should not proceed:

one of the trains involved passed a signal at danger.

– PHRASES
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.

in danger of
likely to incur or to suffer from:

the animal is in danger of extinction.

– ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘jurisdiction or power’, specifically ‘power to harm’): from Old French dangier, based on Latin dominus ‘lord’.