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hazard

English

  1. 🔊 an obstacle on a golf course
  2. 🔊 a source of danger
    “drinking alcohol is a health hazard”
  3. 🔊 an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
    “bad luck caused his downfall”
  4. 🔊 put at risk
    “I will stake my good reputation for this”
  5. 🔊 put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
    “I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again”
  6. 🔊 take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
    “When you buy these stocks you are gambling”

Similar words

luck fortune chance jeopardy peril risk endangerment guess venture pretend gamble chance risk take chances adventure run a risk take a chance venture adventure stake jeopardize accident adventure ante