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RISK

Definition:

1. [noun] a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
   Synonyms: hazard, jeopardy, peril
   
   
2. [noun] a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
   Synonyms: peril, danger
   
   
3. [noun] the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
   Synonyms: of infection
   
   
4. [noun] the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
   Synonyms: of exposure
   
   
5. [verb] expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"
   Synonyms: put on the line, lay on the line
   
   
6. [verb] take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
   Synonyms: gamble, chance, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a take a chance
   
   

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Related Words:

• venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize
• bell the cat
• go for broke
• luck it, luck through
• occupational hazard
• health hazard
• sword of Damocles
• chance
• crapshoot
• gamble

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