hazard

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something that is dangerous or could cause harm.

   The wet floor was a serious hazard for shoppers.

2. 2
   noun

   The risk or chance of harm or loss.

   He saved the child at the hazard of his own life.

3. 3
   verb

   To risk saying or guessing something that may be wrong.

   I'll hazard a guess that the meeting will be cancelled.

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.

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