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- [haz-erd]
- /ˈhæz ərd/
- /ˈhæz.əd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [haz-erd]
- /ˈhæz ərd/
Definitions of hazard word
- noun hazard an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards. 1
- noun hazard something causing unavoidable danger, peril, risk, or difficulty: the many hazards of the big city. 1
- noun hazard the absence or lack of predictability; chance; uncertainty: There is an element of hazard in the execution of the most painstaking plans. 1
- noun hazard Golf. a bunker, sand trap, or the like, constituting an obstacle. 1
- noun hazard the uncertainty of the result in throwing a die. 1
- noun hazard a game played with two dice, an earlier and more complicated form of craps. 1
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Origin of hazard
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English hasard < Old French, perhaps < Arabic al-zahr the die
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Parts of speech for Hazard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hazard popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hazard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hazard
noun hazard
- peril — exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
- risk — exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
- threat — a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace: He confessed under the threat of imprisonment.
- jeopardy — hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
- imperilment — to put in peril or danger; endanger.
verb hazard
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- jeopardize — to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
- presume — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- stake — something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
- conjecture — A conjecture is a conclusion that is based on information that is not certain or complete.
Antonyms for hazard
noun hazard
- safety — the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
- protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- safeguard — something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- assurance — If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
verb hazard
- measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
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