Hazard (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Endangerment
• Peril
• Jeopardy
• Risk

Related Words

• Hazardous (adjective)
• Hazard (verb)

Meaning ²

An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural phenomena.

Synonyms

• Chance
• Luck
• Fortune

Hypernyms

• Phenomenon

Hyponyms

• Toss-up
• Bad Luck
• Mishap
• Tossup
• Even Chance
• Mischance

Related Words

• Hazard (verb)

Meaning ³

An obstacle on a golf course.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Hyponyms

• Sand Trap
• Trap