noun
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
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drinking alcohol is a health hazard
• Derivationally related forms:
↑risky (for: ↑risk), ↑risk (for: ↑risk), ↑perilous (for: ↑peril), ↑peril (for: ↑peril), ↑jeopardize (for: ↑jeopardy), ↑jeopardise (for: ↑jeopardy), ↑hazardous (for: ↑hazard), ↑hazard (for: ↑hazard)
• Hypernyms: ↑danger
• Hyponyms: ↑health hazard, ↑moral hazard, ↑occupational hazard, ↑sword of Damocles
Useful english dictionary. 2012.