hazard

Meanings

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
  • "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
• an obstacle on a golf course
• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
• put at risk
• take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

Synonyms

adventure, chance, endangerment, fortune, gamble, guess, jeopardize, jeopardy, luck, peril, pretend, risk, run a risk, stake, take a chance, take chances, venture