hazard
The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.
Example
“He encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life.”
Other meanings
An obstacle or other feature which causes risk or danger; originally in sports, and now applied more generally.
“The video game involves guiding a character on a skateboard past all kinds of hazards.”
An obstacle or other feature that presents a risk or danger that justifies the driver in taking action to avoid it.
Synonyms
- risk
Related words
- antihazard
- chicken-hazard
- fire hazard
- haphazard
- hazardable
- hazardful
- hazardless
- hazard light
- hazardous
- hazard creep
- hazard pay
- hazardproof
Word history
From Arabic "زهر" (اَلزَّهْر).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hazard” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.