NOUN | state | risk, hazard, jeopardy, peril, endangerment | a source of danger |
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act | risk, peril, danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | |
attribute | risk, risk of infection | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred | |
attribute | risk, risk of exposure | the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent | |
VERB | social | risk, put on the line, lay on the line | expose to a chance of loss or damage |
social | risk, gamble, chance, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome |
Sounds | rih'sk | |
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Rhymes | asterisk ... whisk: 12 rhymes with ihsk... |
Meaning | A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. | |
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Synonyms | hazard, jeopardy, peril, endangerment | |
Narrower | health hazard | hazard to the health of those exposed to it |
moral hazard | (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance) | |
occupational hazard | Any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury | |
sword of Damocles | A constant and imminent peril | |
Broader | danger | A cause of pain or injury or loss |
Spanish | peligro, riesgo | |
Catalan | perill, risc | |
Adjectives | risky | involving risk or danger |
Verbs | risk | expose to a chance of loss or damage |
Meaning | A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury. | |
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Example | "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime" | |
Synonyms | peril, danger | |
Narrower | chance | A risk involving danger |
crapshoot | A risky and uncertain venture | |
gamble | A risky act or venture | |
Broader | venture | Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome |
Spanish | amanaza, peligro, riesgo | |
Catalan | perill, risc | |
Adjectives | risky | involving risk or danger |
risky | not financially safe or secure | |
Verbs | risk | expose to a chance of loss or damage |
risk | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome |
Meaning | The probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred. | |
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Synonym | risk of infection | |
Broader | probability, chance | A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur |
Meaning | The probability of being exposed to an infectious agent. | |
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Synonym | risk of exposure | |
Broader | probability, chance | A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur |
Meaning | expose to a chance of loss or damage. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | put on the line, lay on the line | |
Narrower | bell the cat | Take a risk |
venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize | put at risk | |
Broader | try, seek, attempt, essay, assay | make an effort or attempt |
Spanish | arriesgar | |
Catalan | arriscar | |
Nouns | risk | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury |
risk | a source of danger |
Meaning | Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Synonyms | gamble, chance, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance | |
Narrower | go for broke | risk everything in one big effort |
luck it, luck through | act by relying on one's luck | |
Broader | try, seek, attempt, essay, assay | make an effort or attempt |
Spanish | apostar, arriesgarse, arriesgar, aventurarse, aventurar, correr un riesgo, poner en peligro | |
Catalan | arriscar | |
Nouns | risk | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury |
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