risk, n.
(risks)
freq. cnt. 6
(risks)
freq. cnt. 6
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
endangerment hazard jeopardy peril risk
sample sentences
"drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
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a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2
danger peril risk
sample sentences
"he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime""there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
<noun.attribute>
risk risk of exposure
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the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
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risk risk of infection
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