English noun: risk | |||
1. | risk (state) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | ||
Samples | Drinking alcohol is a health hazard. | ||
Synonyms | endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, peril | ||
Broader (hypernym) | danger | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | health hazard, moral hazard, occupational hazard, sword of Damocles | ||
2. | risk (act) a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | ||
Samples | He saw the rewards but not the risks of crime. There was a danger he would do the wrong thing. | ||
Synonyms | danger, peril | ||
Broader (hypernym) | venture | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chance, crapshoot, gamble | ||
3. | risk (attribute) the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred | ||
Synonyms | risk of infection | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chance, probability | ||
4. | risk (attribute) the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent | ||
Synonyms | risk of exposure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chance, probability | ||
English verb: risk | |||
1. | risk (social) expose to a chance of loss or damage | ||
Samples | We risked losing a lot of money in this venture. Why risk your life?. She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong. | ||
Synonyms | lay on the line, put on the line | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assay, attempt, essay, seek, try | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adventure, bell the cat, hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture | ||
2. | risk (social) take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | ||
Samples | When you buy these stocks you are gambling. | ||
Synonyms | adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, run a risk, take a chance, take chances | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assay, attempt, essay, seek, try | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | go for broke, luck it, luck through | ||