moral hazard vs hazard

hazard vs moral hazard

moral hazard and hazard both are nouns.

moral hazard is not a verb while hazard is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
moral hazard	Yes	No	No	No
hazard	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hazard is a hypernym of moral hazard; that is, hazard is a word with a broader meaning than moral hazard:

moral hazard: (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)
hazard: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

Other hypernyms of moral hazard include endangerment, jeopardy, peril, risk.

moral hazard (noun)	hazard (noun)
(economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)	an obstacle on a golf course
	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
	a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

moral hazard (verb)	hazard (verb)
	put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
	take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
	put at risk

Difference between moral hazard and hazard

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