{
    "term": "hazard",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something that can be dangerous or cause damage",
            "sensetop": "hazard to somebody/somethinghazard of (doing) something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **fire/safety hazard**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The island group is particularly vulnerable to **natural hazards**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Growing levels of pollution represent a serious **health hazard** to the local population.",
                    "contextForm": "hazard to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everybody is aware of the hazards of smoking.",
                    "contextForm": "hazard of (doing) something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Go in September if you want to avoid the hazard of extreme heat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stairs are a hazard for young children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Those piles of old newspapers are a serious fire hazard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Getting injured is an occupational hazard for athletes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Production of these chemicals poses serious environmental hazards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The burning of industrial waste is a major hazard to human health."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The worst hazard we faced was having our money stolen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try and reduce your exposure to hazards such as poor quality air."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Danger"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "great", "major"],
                "verb + hazard": ["cause", "create", "pose"],
                "preposition": ["hazard for", "hazard to"],
                "phrases": ["exposure to a hazard"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhæzəd/",
                "audio": "ha/hazard/hazard__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhæzərd/",
                "audio": "ha/hazard/hazard__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (originally referring to a certain gambling game): from Old French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic az-zahr ‘chance, luck’, from Persian zār or Turkish zar ‘dice’."
}