Ohrozenie

Ohrozenie is a term used in Czech and Slovak to denote a state of danger or threat, and in environmental contexts to describe the endangered status of species. It stems from the verb meaning to threaten and is formed into abstract nouns with common Slavic suffixes. In Czech the corresponding noun form is ohrožení, while in Slovak the equivalent is ohrozenie (or, in related contexts, ohroženie). The unaccented transcription ohrozenie appears in texts that omit diacritics.

In everyday language, ohroženie can refer to various forms of danger to life, health, property, or social order. Phrases include ohrožení života (danger to life) and ohrožení zdraví (risk to health). The term can also be used more broadly to indicate substantive threats or risks facing a person, group, or system, such as political instability or environmental stress.

In conservation and ecology, ohrožení describes the danger facing biological species. National and international laws frequently distinguish between categories such as ohrožené druhy (Czech) or ohrozené druhy (Slovak), meaning endangered species, and may prescribe protective measures. These classifications help guide monitoring, habitat protection, and recovery programs.

See also: hrozba, nebezpečí, ohrozené druhy, endangered species. The concept overlaps with terms in other languages, such as zagrożenie in Polish, which conveys a related sense of threat or danger.