Hazard Definition
hăzərd
hazarded, hazards
noun
hazards
A chance of being injured or harmed.
Space travel is full of hazards.
American Heritage
An early game of chance played with dice, from which craps is derived.
Webster's New World
Risk; peril; danger; jeopardy.
Webster's New World
A possible source of danger.
This room is a fire hazard.
American Heritage
Chance, or a chance occurrence.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
hazarded, hazards
To expose to danger; chance; risk.
Webster's New World
To attempt or venture.
To hazard a try.
Webster's New World
To express at the risk of denial, criticism, or censure.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
Origin of Hazard
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Middle English hasard a kind of dice game from Old French from Old Spanish azar unlucky throw of the dice, chance possibly from Arabic az-zahr the die al- the zahr die (possibly from zahr flowers (the losing sides of some medieval dice perhaps being decorated with images of flowers) ) (from zahara to shine, be radiant zhr in Semitic roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French hasart (“a game of dice”) (noun), hasarder (verb), probably from Arabic الزّهر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Compare Spanish, Portuguese azar.
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