- pronunciation:
- hae
z
rd
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
something that causes a danger or risk.
Smoking is a hazard to your health.There were many hazards on the steep mountain trail.- synonyms:
- danger, peril
- similar words:
- risk
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related words: |
danger, emergency, gamble, menace, threat |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
hazards, hazarding, hazarded |
definition 1: |
to put in danger or at risk.
You are hazarding my life with your careless driving!- similar words:
- endanger, gamble, risk
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definition 2: |
to risk or chance.
Let me hazard a guess as to why you are late.- synonyms:
- risk
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related words: |
bet, compromise, expose |
Hazard comes from an Arabic word that means "one of the dice." When "hazard" entered the English language in the Middle Ages, it meant "risk" or "venture."