ˈdeɪn.dʒə(ɹ) ˈdeɪndʒɚ ˈpɛɹɪl ɹɪsk a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime there was a danger he would do the wrong thing a dangerous place He moved out of danger the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury you are in no danger there was widespread danger of disease a cause of pain or injury or loss he feared the dangers of traveling by air