phenomenon vs hazard

hazard vs phenomenon

phenomenon and hazard both are nouns.

phenomenon is not a verb while hazard is a verb.

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

As nouns, hazard is a hyponym of phenomenon; that is, hazard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phenomenon:

phenomenon: any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
hazard: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

Other hyponyms of phenomenon include natural phenomenon, levitation, metempsychosis, rebirth, consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot, chance, fortune, luck, fortune, luck, pulsation.

phenomenon (noun)	hazard (noun)
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning	an obstacle on a golf course
a remarkable development	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

phenomenon (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 phenomenon and hazard

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