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hazard
What does hazard mean?
hazard (noun): a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce hazard?
/ˈhæzɚd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hazard come from?
From Middle English hasard, from Old French hasart (“a game of dice”) (noun), hasarder (verb), from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of hazard?
Words related to hazard
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “hazard” mean?
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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in some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber
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one individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition
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research
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