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risk vs health hazard

health hazard vs risk

risk and health hazard both are nouns.

risk is a verb but health hazard is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
risk Yes No Yes No
health hazard Yes No No No
As nouns, health hazard is a hyponym of risk; that is, health hazard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than risk:
  • risk: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
  • health hazard: hazard to the health of those exposed to it
Other hyponyms of risk include moral hazard, occupational hazard, sword of Damocles.
risk (noun) health hazard (noun)
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury hazard to the health of those exposed to it
the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
risk (verb) health hazard (verb)
expose to a chance of loss or damage
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Difference between risk and health hazard

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