endangerment

noun

as in risk
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil I didn't think I would be subject to any endangerment if I simply dangled my legs over the rock ledge

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Recent Examples of endangerment She was arrested and charged with second-degree child endangerment after her daughter reportedly arrived at school with sunburns, sparking a media frenzy over Krentcil's extreme tanning habits and parenting. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Todd Spitzer has started charging parents with child endangerment for allowing their kids to roam the streets on potentially lethal machines. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Among those recently charged was Alex Li, who is facing a misdemeanor count of child endangerment. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 If convicted as charged, Li faces up to one year in Orange County Jail for his misdemeanor count of child endangerment. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangerment
  1. risk
  2. jeopardy
  3. danger
  4. trouble
Noun
  • The spread over Germany's 10-year Bunds peaked at more than 177 basis points a day later, amid concerns about spillover risks elsewhere in Europe.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The album’s greatest risk is that its devotion becomes indistinguishable from its own self-importance.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of risk
Noun
  • Deadline first revealed last month that BBC Three, the youth network that has given rise to beloved British series including Fleabag and Gavin & Stacey, was in serious jeopardy.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Yet decisions that could contribute to anything from an individual suicide to large-scale cyberattacks and geopolitical destabilization are made without personal legal jeopardy.
    — Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of jeopardy
Noun
  • Earlier this week, missiles fired by the Houthis struck a residential area in Taiz, killing two teenage girls and renewing attention on the dangers faced by civilians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Gigantic Fantastic also explores the development of steroids themselves, their physiological effects, as well as other image and performance-enhancing drugs and their dangers.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of danger
Noun
  • Miss Manners would like to believe that this trend was motivated by the desire to save the bridesmaids money and trouble.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Lefty troubles While folded, the Duo is fundamentally designed for right-handed use.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of trouble

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“Endangerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangerment. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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