endangered
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endangered
- /ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒəd/ UK
- /ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚd/ US
- /ɪnˈdæɪn.d͡ʒəd/ Australia
- /ənˈdæɪn.d͡ʒəd/ New Zealand
adjective more endangered · most endangered
- in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct) I have but done my devoir, lady, as a good knight, in defence of an endangered maiden […]
verb
- simple past and past participle of endanger
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vulnerable, imperiled, threatened, species, whale, extinguishment, extinguishing, challenged, extirpated, extinct, extinction, impaired, illustrated, dying, at-risk, loss
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adj in danger, at risk
| Español | en peligro, peligrante, peligrando, periclitante (disused), periclitando (disused), apeligrado |
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| 日本語 | 危機に瀕する, 消滅危機のある |
| 中文 | 瀕危 /濒危 bīnwēi |
| Português | em risco |
| Français | en danger |
| Deutsch | gefährdet |
| Italiano | a rischio |
| Русский | угрожа́емый ugrožájemyj, вымира́ющий vymirájuščij, исчеза́ющий isčezájuščij |
| עברית | בסיכון besicun |
Talk about this word "endangered." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/endangered. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. endangered. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/endangered "endangered." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/endangered.Cite this
@misc{endangered_2026,
title = {endangered},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/endangered},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
