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hazard

hazard - noun

  1. An unexpected random event: accident, chance, fluke, fortuity, hap, happenchance, happenstance. See certain. surprise.
  2. The quality shared by random, unintended, or unpredictable events or this quality regarded as the cause of such events: chance, fortuitousness, fortuity, fortune, hap, luck. See certain.
  3. Exposure to possible harm, loss, or injury: danger, endangerment, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk. See safety.
  4. A possibility of danger or harm: chance, gamble, risk. See safety.

hazard - verb

  1. To expose to possible loss or damage: adventure, compromise, risk, venture. See safety.
  2. To run the risk of: adventure, chance, risk, venture. See safety.
  3. To have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likely: dare, presume, pretend, venture. See try.