1. (

• hazard ,
• jeopardy ,
• peril ,
• risk ,
• endangerment

) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" ;

2. (

• riskiness ,
• peril ,

) a state of danger involving risk ;

3. (

• risk ,
• peril ,
• danger

) a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" ;

1. (

• endanger ,
• jeopardize ,
• jeopardise ,
• menace ,
• threaten ,
• imperil ,
• peril

) pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" ;

2. (

• queer ,
• expose ,
• scupper ,
• endanger ,
• peril

) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position ;