A biological, chemical, or physical agent or condition with the intrinsic capacity to cause an unwanted or adverse effect.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
hazard (noun)1.
a game of chance like craps played with two dice
2.
a source of danger
3.
a) - chance risk
b) a chance event - accident
4.
obsolete - stake
5.
a golf-course obstacle
transitive verb
- venture risk hazard a guess as to the outcome
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
hazard (noun)1.
something that may cause injury or harm
SYNONYMS:
hazard, imminence, menace, peril, pitfall, risk, threat, troubleRELATED WORDS:
snare, trap; booby trapNEAR ANTONYMS:
guard, protection, safeguard, shield, ward; asylum, harbor, haven, refuge, retreat, shelter2.
the uncertain course of events
SYNONYMS:
accident, casualty, circumstance, hap, hazard, luckRELATED WORDS:
fortuitousness, fortuity, haphazardry, randomness, uncertainty; fluke, happenchance, happenstance; destiny, doom, fate, fortune, lot; danger, peril, riskNEAR ANTONYMS:
intent, intention, purpose; design, outline, plan, scheme1.
to place in danger
SYNONYMS:
adventure, compromise, gamble (with), hazard, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize, menace, peril, risk, ventureRELATED WORDS:
intimidate, threaten; expose; subject; chance, wagerNEAR ANTONYMS:
guard, protect, shelter, shield; preserve, resume, save2.
to take a chance on
SYNONYMS:
adventure, chance, gamble (on), hazard, tempt, ventureRELATED WORDS:
beard, brave, brazen, breast, challenge, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave; compromise, endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace; expose, subject; bet (on), wagerHazard, jeopardy, uncertainty, exposure, vulnerability, insecurity, gamble, chance, endangerment, pitfall, liability, harm, trouble, intimidation, warning, alarm, scare, intimidation, nuisance, intimidation, intimidation
