risk
n 1: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [syn: hazard, jeopardy, peril]
2: 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" [syn: peril, danger] 3: the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred [syn: risk of infection] 4: the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent [syn: risk of exposure] v 1: expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?" [syn: put on the line, lay on the line]
