risk
The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
Example
“There is risk of being brutalized, arrested, imprisoned and tortured, all because I want you to know the truth about this matter.”
Other meanings
The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event.
The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur.
Related words
- cyberrisk
- derisk
- georisk
- multirisk
- nonrisk
- prerisk
- riskfree
- riskful
- riskish
- riskless
- riskproof
- risksome
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle French "risque".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “risk” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.