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an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
bad luck caused his downfall; we ran into each other by pure chance
(noun) jeopardy, risk, peril, endangerment
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
drinking alcohol is a health hazard
(verb) pretend, guess, venture
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again; I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
(verb) take a chance, take chances, adventure, run a risk, chance, gamble, risk
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
When you buy these stocks you are gambling
(verb) jeopardize, adventure, stake, venture
put at risk
I will stake my good reputation for this