Dangerous Situation ˈdeɪndʒərəs Levels Carbon Monoxide Highly Adjective

• a dangerous road/illness/sport
• dangerous levels of carbon monoxide
• the prisoners who escaped are violent and dangerous.
• the situation is highly dangerous.

dangerous

1. likely to injure or harm somebody, or to damage or destroy something
• a dangerous road/illness/sport
• dangerous levels of carbon monoxide
• The prisoners who escaped are violent and dangerous.
• The situation is highly dangerous.
• a conviction for dangerous driving
• The traffic here is very dangerous for children.
• It would be dangerous for you to stay here.
2. a situation or subject that is likely to make somebody angry, or that involves risk
• See related entries: Anger
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/anger/dangerous_2
• We'd be on dangerous ground if we asked about race or religion.

Extra Examples

• Raising income tax is considered politically dangerous.
• The escapee is not considered dangerous.
• The ice is making the roads very dangerous tonight.
• The situation could get dangerous.
• This route through the mountains is notoriously dangerous.
• This treatment is extremely dangerous for the mother.
• a highly dangerous situation
• not dangerous to humans
• Flu can be a dangerous illness for some people, including the very young.
• He received a conviction for dangerous driving.
• The detector alerts residents to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in the air.
• The plans would create more traffic and be dangerous for children and old people.
• We’d be on dangerous ground if we asked about race or religion.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the senses ‘arrogant’, ‘fastidious’, and ‘difficult to please’): from Old French dangereus, from dangier, based on Latin dominus ‘lord’.