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The Secret Service once watched for people who fit the popular profile of dangerousness: the lunatic, the loner, the threatener, the hater.
Bill Dedman

Meaning of "dangerousness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DANGEROUSNESS

dangerousness  [ˈdeɪndʒərəsnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DANGEROUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dangerousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DANGEROUSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dangerousness

Risk

Risk is the potential of losing something of value, weighed against the potential to gain something of value. Values can be gained or lost when taking risk resulting from a given action, activity and/or inaction, foreseen or unforeseen. Risk can also be defined as the intentional interaction with uncertainty. Risk perception is the subjective judgment people make about the severity of a risk, and may vary person to person. Any human endeavor carries some risk, but some are much riskier than others.

Definition of dangerousness in the English dictionary

The definition of dangerousness in the dictionary is the quality of being dangerous.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DANGEROUSNESS


adventurousness
ədˈvɛntʃərəsnəs
amorousness
ˈæmərəsnəs
barbarousness
ˈbɑːbərəsnəs
clamorousness
ˈklæmərəsnəs
decorousness
ˈdɛkərəsnəs
desirousness
dɪˈzaɪərəsnəs
dolorousness
ˈdɒlərəsnəs
fissiparousness
fɪˈsɪpərəsnəs
floriferousness
flɔːˈrɪfərəsnəs
glamorousness
ˈɡlæmərəsnəs
humorousness
ˈhjuːmərəsnəs
indecorousness
ɪnˈdɛkərəsnəs
malodorousness
mælˈəʊdərəsnəs
odoriferousness
ˌəʊdərˈɪfərəsnəs
odorousness
ˈəʊdərəsnəs
rapturousness
ˈræptʃərəsnəs
rigorousness
ˈrɪɡərəsnəs
treacherousness
ˈtrɛtʃərəsnəs
vigorousness
ˈvɪɡərəsnəs
vociferousness
vəˈsɪfərəsnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DANGEROUSNESS

dang
danger
danger area
danger list
danger man
danger money
danger point
danger signal
danger zone
dangerless
dangerous
dangerous driving
dangerous offender
dangerously
dangle
dangler
dangling participle
danglingly
dangly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DANGEROUSNESS

biliousness
business
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
deviousness
flawlessness
helplessness
hilariousness
homelessness
hopelessness
lawlessness
nervousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
righteousness
seriousness
statelessness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of dangerousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dangerousness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DANGEROUSNESS

Find out the translation of dangerousness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dangerousness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dangerousness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

危险性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peligrosidad
570 millions of speakers

English

dangerousness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dangerousness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Опасность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

periculosidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dangerousness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dangerosité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gefährlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

危険性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위험성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbebayani
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

độ nguy hiểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dangerousness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धोकादायकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tehlikelilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pericolosità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niebezpieczeństwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

небезпека
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

periculozitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικινδυνότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevaarlikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

farlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dangerousness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dangerousness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DANGEROUSNESS»

The term «dangerousness» is regularly used and occupies the 70.902 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DANGEROUSNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dangerousness

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QUOTES WITH «DANGEROUSNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dangerousness.
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Bill Dedman
The Secret Service once watched for people who fit the popular profile of dangerousness: the lunatic, the loner, the threatener, the hater.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DANGEROUSNESS»

Discover the use of dangerousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dangerousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clinical Assessment of Dangerousness: Empirical Contributions
This book provides a thorough and clear description of research findings in order to help clinicians make sound decisions concerning their clients' dangerousness.
Georges-Franck Pinard, Linda Pagani, 2000
2
Criminal Dangerousness and the Risk of Violence
This book is a new theoretical model of criminal dangerousness with special reference to the prediction of violence.
Alfred B. Heilbrun, 1996
3
Assessing Dangerousness: Violence by Batterers and Child ...
This updated edition of the classic book on risk assessment presents the latest research regarding the prediction of interpersonal violence.
Jacquelyn C. Campbell PhD, RN, FAAN, 2007
4
Governing the Dangerous: Dangerousness, Law and Social Change
In this powerful and important book, John Pratt addresses this question by explaining how dangerousness first became an object of penological discourse and why it has since remained so.
John Pratt, 1997
5
Personality and Dangerousness: Genealogies of Antisocial ...
Personality and Dangerousness, first published in 2001, traces the history of the category of antisocial personality disorder.
David McCallum, 2001
6
Assessing dangerousness: violence by sexual offenders, ...
"Learning how to predict violence is an important skill. This book is the equivalent of a university course on the subject.
Jacquelyn Campbell, 1995
7
Medical Sociology: Health care and social change
62. FROM. DANGEROUSNESS. TO. RISK. Robert. Castel. Source: G. Burchell, C . Gordon and P. Miller (eds) The Foucault Effect: Studies in Governmentality, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991, pp. 281-298. In this chapter I would like ...
Graham Scambler, 2005
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Factors Affecting Psychologists' Prediction of Dangerousness ...
Research Design 62-64 Data Analysis 64-65 Chapter 4 Results and Discussion 66 Descriptive Variables 66-69 Dependent Variables 69 Psychologists' Decision 69-71 Psychologists' Prediction of Dangerousness 71-72 lndependent/Predictor  ...
Marcelo Trinidad-Carrillo, 1997
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Dangerousness, Risk and the Governance of Serious Sexual and ...
2. SENTENCING. POLICY. AND. DANGEROUSNESS. LEGISLATION. Introduction While the concept and construction of the dangerous offender has changed over the last 100 years, as outlined in Chapter 1, the need to protect the public from ...
Karen Harrison, 2012
10
Mental Disorder and Criminal Law: Responsibility, Punishment ...
Texas, the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Texas' death penalty sentencing statute that required a determination of the defendant's future dangerousness. Since that decision, future dangerousness has become a  ...
Robert Schopp, Richard L. Wiener, Brian H. Bornstein, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DANGEROUSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dangerousness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man stabbed after chasing alleged thief
LOWELL -- A 42-year-old city man is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing after he was he allegedly cut a Dracut man's ... «Lowell Sun, Jul 15»
2
New York City Is Reforming Bail to Keep More People Away From …
"Today, I'm calling on Albany to amend that law to enable prosecutors, judges, and defense attorneys to also evaluate dangerousness and risk ... «VICE, Jul 15»
3
ACLU critical of how SWAT teams are used
... unit officers ensure that scenes are safe, and local police typically only reach out when a matter reaches a certain level of dangerousness. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
4
Muslim leader warns against 'misguided propaganda by forces of …
It reveals your dangerousness. "However I do accept you are immature. You are impressionable to indoctrination." Judge Rook said Choudhury ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Jul 15»
5
Falmouth Police Issue Alert for Level 3 Sex Offender
“This individual is at a high risk to re-offend and ... the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a substantial public safety ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
6
Salinas Rodeo Hides Animal Injuries in Violation of California Law
But to mask the inherent dangerousness of rodeo events, California Rodeo Salinas has drastically and chronically underreported animal ... «Bay Area Indymedia, Jul 15»
7
Civil Rights Lawyer Seeks To Commemorate Another Side Of …
“There's still this presumption of guilt assigned to African-Americans from people inherently worried about the dangerousness and criminality of ... «Times Record, Jul 15»
8
Alleged Lowell stabber held without bail
LOWELL -- A 42-year-old city man is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing after he was he allegedly cut a Dracut man's ... «Lowell Sun, Jul 15»
9
Lynn rape suspect held without bail
Judge Ellen Flatley also ordered a dangerousness hearing next Tuesday for Christopher James Colombo, of 47 Collins St., according to district ... «Daily Item, Jul 15»
10
Battleground of worst ideas of the 20th century
But this is, to such a great extent, an argument with the past: an idea of European volatility and the dangerousness of ordinary people which ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»

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