What does "endangerment" mean?

The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.

What is a synonym for "endangerment"?

Common synonyms include: crisis, emergency, exposure, gathering clouds, hazard, hazard.

Endangerment

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger. countable, uncountable
2
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune wordnet
3
The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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crisis emergency exposure gathering clouds hazard hazard

Example

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"UNESCO’s Language Vitality and Endangerment framework has established in 2010 six degrees of vitality: safe, vulnerable, definitely endangered, severely endangered, critically endangered and extinct."

Etymology

From endanger + -ment.

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