κίνδυνος — meaning in English
kindynos
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English meaning
- danger noun The possibility of harm, injury, or death.
- distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
- hazard noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
- jeopardy noun A situation of serious risk of harm, failure, or loss.
- risk noun The chance that something bad will happen as a result of an action or situation.
Senses
κίνδυνος is used for these senses in English:
- distress Serious danger.
- hazard The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. [from 16th c.]
- jeopardy Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
- risk (uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
- risk (uncountable, economics, business, and, engineering) The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur.
- risk (countable) A possible adverse event or outcome.
danger — full definition
- noun The possibility of harm, injury, or death.
- noun A specific person or thing that is likely to cause harm.
distress — full definition
- noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
- verb To cause someone anxiety, pain, or worry.
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