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dangerousness

dangerousness

2 6.1
The chance that something will harm people or property
  • noun
  • /ˈdeɪndʒərəsnəs/
translation icon : peligrosidad
  • Many people are unaware of the dangerousness of certain household products if not used correctly.
  • detainees' dangerousness
  • stereotypes of dangerousness
  • inherent dangerousness

Can doctors, psychiatrists or psychologists predict future dangerousness, and can juries make determinations about it?

Examples

  • Many lower courts have interpreted Salerno to authorize consideration of a defendant's dangerousness in setting money bail.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Clearly, the question of his sanity and the question of future dangerousness were probably subject to being challenged.

  • Establishing dangerousness is not the same as establishing guilt.

  • Finally, experts may have a role in the dangerousness hearings.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Yet the dangerousness theory would suggest that we have greater reason to incapacitate Albert than Ben.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Supporters of the dangerousness theory have not provided anything approaching a satisfactory answer to this question.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The examples of noncriminal detention all require the government to prove dangerousness.

    Academic text (2005)
  • First assess for dangerousness and prognosis, then look at motivation.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Another feature of the model is the periodic reevaluation of the dangerousness of each detainee.

    Academic text (2005)
  • According to the court, conviction of a felony, including nonviolent felonies, is one way of proving dangerousness.

    Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

danger
vsdangerousness
1.0

A chance that people or things will be harmed

is the broader quality that makes harm more likely rather than mere possibility
serious danger
vsdangerousness
12 2.8

A strong chance that people or property will be harmed

is the general quality of being likely to cause harm, not only severe cases
harmfulness
vsdangerousness
1 4.8

How much something can hurt people, animals, or things

is about the chance of harm rather than the act of causing it
riskiness
vsdangerousness
1 4.5

How likely something is to cause harm or loss

is the general quality that makes harm more likely rather than probability alone
perilousness
vsdangerousness
1 8.9

The state of being very dangerous and likely to cause harm

is about general likelihood rather than extreme danger
hazardousness
vsdangerousness
7.4

A situation likely to cause harm or injury

is the broader quality of being likely to cause harm
perniciousness
vsdangerousness
  • Formal
9.9

Great harm that can cause death or serious damage

focuses on the chance of harm rather than severity or lethality
injuriousness
vsdangerousness
8.0

The quality of causing harm to people or things

is the tendency or likelihood of harm rather than proven injury
threateningness
vsdangerousness
8.1

A feeling that something might cause harm or danger

is the underlying quality that actually causes harm rather than appearance
treacherousness
vsdangerousness
8.4

Being dangerous because it has hidden risks or cannot be trusted

is the general chance of harm without the hidden betrayal element

Antonyms

1.0

A place or condition that protects you from danger

1 3.3

The state of not causing harm or danger

How Dangerous

lethality
6 7.5
peril
112 5.7
dangerousness
2 6.1
risk
1.9
safety
1.0

Surface Forms

dangerousness singular

Morphology

dangerousness = dangerous (transparent) = danger + ous + ness

The noun 'dangerousness' is transparently formed from the adjective 'dangerous' by adding the suffix '-ness', indicating a state or quality.

Etymology

The word dangerousness comes from danger ('risk of harm') plus the common ending -ness ('state or quality'), the same ending you see in happiness and darkness. So dangerousness simply means the 'state of being dangerous' or likely to cause harm.