This is the 17222nd most frequent Polish word.
zagrożony
"Endangered" or "at risk."
In this sentence, 'zagrożony' means 'threatened,' and it is used to describe a living organism being at risk of dying out or extinction.
Liczebność tygrysów maleje, co oznacza, że są one zagrożone wyginięciem.
The tiger population is decreasing, which means they are threatened with extinction.
Here, 'zagrożony' conveys a sense of personal danger or being endangered by a situation or entity.
Czułem się zagrożony, gdy zobaczyłem podejrzaną osobę.
I felt threatened when I saw a suspicious person.
In this example, 'zagrożony' indicates a risk or vulnerability to an external threat, specifically to a non-living system.