The probability that events will not occur asexpected.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
risk (noun)
1.
possibility of loss or injury - peril
2.
someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard
3.
a) the chance of loss or the perils to the subject matter of an insurance contract , also the degree of probability of such loss
b) a person or thing that is a specified hazard to an insurer
c) an insurance hazard from a specified cause or source - war risk
4.
the chance that an investment (as a stock or commodity) will lose value
risk (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to expose to hazard or danger - risked her life
2.
to incur the risk or danger of - risked breaking his neck
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
risk (noun)
1.
something that may cause injury or harm
SYNONYMS:
hazard, imminence, menace, peril, pitfall, risk, threat, trouble
RELATED WORDS:
snare, trap; booby trap
NEAR ANTONYMS:
guard, protection, safeguard, shield, ward; asylum, harbor, haven, refuge, retreat, shelter
risk (noun)
2.
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil
SYNONYMS:
distress, endangerment, harm's way, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk, trouble
RELATED WORDS:
exposure, liability, openness, vulnerability; precariousness, threat; susceptibility, susceptibleness; defenselessness, helplessness, weakness
NEAR ANTONYMS:
preservation, salvation; defense, protection; exemption, immunity, impunity, inviolability, invulnerability
safeness, safety, secureness, security
risk (verb)
1.
to take a chance on
SYNONYMS:
adventure, chance, gamble (on), hazard, tempt, venture
RELATED WORDS:
beard, brave, brazen, breast, challenge, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave; compromise, endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace; expose, subject; bet (on), wager
run the risk of
risk (verb)
2.
to place in danger
SYNONYMS:
adventure, compromise, gamble (with), hazard, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize, menace, peril, risk, venture
RELATED WORDS:
intimidate, threaten; expose; subject; chance, wager
NEAR ANTONYMS:
guard, protect, shelter, shield; preserve, resume, save
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