| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | asterisk ... whisk: 12 rhymes with ihsk... | |
| Meaning | A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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