hazard

CEFRC1

/ˈhæzəd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Something that could cause harm, injury, or danger.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An obstacle or other feature which causes risk or danger; originally in sports, and now applied more generally.

Examples

  • A pot belly is an occupational hazard for office workers.

  • Do you care to hazard a guess?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.

  2. An obstacle or other feature that presents a risk or danger that justifies the driver in taking action to avoid it.

  3. A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.

More examples

In context

  • This is a hazard to your health.

  • He encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life.

  • The video game involves guiding a character on a skateboard past all kinds of hazards.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English hasard, from Old French hasart (“a game of dice”) (noun), hasarder (verb), from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Compare Spanish azar, Portuguese azar.