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" पर्याय: luck, fortune, chance,
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" पर्याय: jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment,
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" पर्याय: guess, venture, pretend,