hazard; jeopardy; peril; risk; endangerment




a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

"drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

Type of:
  • danger

Types:
  • health hazard
  • moral hazard
  • occupational hazard
  • sword of Damocles


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