Definition: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
Usage: he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime; there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
Similar words: venture
Definition: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
Synonyms: risk, risk of exposure
Definition: the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
Similar words: chance, probability
Definition: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Usage: the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5
Synonyms: risk, risk of infection
Definition: the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
Similar words: chance, probability
Definition: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Usage: the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5
Synonyms: hazard, jeopardy, risk, peril, endangerment
Definition: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
Usage: drinking alcohol is a health hazard
Similar words: danger
Definition: a cause of pain or injury or loss
Usage: he feared the dangers of traveling by air
Synonyms: take a chance, take chances, adventure, run a risk, chance, hazard, gamble, risk
Definition: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Usage: When you buy these stocks you are gambling
Similar words: essay, seek, assay, attempt, try
Definition: make an effort or attempt
Usage: He tried to shake off his fears; The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps; The police attempted to stop the thief; He sought to improve himself; She always seeks to do good in the world
Synonyms: risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Definition: expose to a chance of loss or damage
Usage: We risked losing a lot of money in this venture; Why risk your life?; She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong
Similar words: essay, seek, assay, attempt, try
Definition: make an effort or attempt
Usage: He tried to shake off his fears; The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps; The police attempted to stop the thief; He sought to improve himself; She always seeks to do good in the world