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The correct spelling is hazard.
How to pronounce hazard
/ˈhazəd/
nounIPA: /ˈhazəd/
Say it like: Haz-ard
The correct spelling is hazard. The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. For example: "He encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life."
Usage Examples
“He encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life.”
“The video game involves guiding a character on a skateboard past all kinds of hazards.”
“I'll hazard a guess.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.
- 2.An obstacle or other feature which causes risk or danger; originally in sports, and now applied more generally.
- 3.(in driving a vehicle) An obstacle or other feature that presents a risk or danger that justifies the driver in taking action to avoid it.
- 4.A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
- 5.The act of potting a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard).
verb
- 1.To expose to chance; to take a risk.
- 2.To risk (something); to venture, to incur, or bring on.
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