risks

v. endanger, put in peril, jeopardize

n. danger, peril, hazard; possibility of injury, possibility of harm

The RISKS Digest or Forum On Risks to the Public in Computers and Related Systems is an online periodical published since 1985 by the Committee on Computers and Public Policy of the Association for Computing Machinery. The editor is Peter G. Neumann.It is a moderated forum concerned with the security and safety of computers, software, and technological systems. Security, and risk, here are taken broadly; RISKS is concerned not merely with so-called security holes in software, but with unintended consequences and hazards stemming from the design (or lack thereof) of automated systems. Other recurring subjects include cryptography and the effects of technically ill-considered public policies.
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For the Parker Brothers board game, see risk (game)Risk is a concept that denotes a potential negative impact to an asset or some characteristic of value that may arise from some present process or future event. In everyday usage, risk is often used synonymously with the probability of a known loss. Paradoxically, a probable loss can be uncertain and relative in an individual event while having a certainty in the aggregate of multiple events (see risk vs. uncertainty below).
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Risk may refer to:Risk, the variance in expected outcomes, usually in reference to the possibility of negative resultsRisk management, mitigation of risk using managerial resourcesRisk (game), a strategy board game of world conquest"Risk" (Asimov), a 1955 science fiction short story by Isaac AsimovRisky (album), a studio album by japanese band B'zRisk (album), a 1999 album by the metal band MegadethRisk (Terminaator album), a 2001 album by rock band TerminaatorRisk (Paul Brandt album), a 2007 album by country music singer Paul BrandtRisk (comics), a DC comics character and member of the Teen TitansRisk (film), a 2007 Bollywood film directed by Vishram SawantRISKS Digest, an online computer security periodical published by the ACMRisk magazine, a financial magazine covering risk managementRisk technique, a group communication technique that helps to find and mitigate risks of already made decision
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Noun
1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
(synonym) hazard, jeopardy, peril
(hypernym) danger
(hyponym) occupational hazard
(derivation) put on the line, lay on the line
2. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
(synonym) peril, danger
(hypernym) venture
(hyponym) chance
(derivation) gamble, chance, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
3. the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
(synonym) risk of infection
(hypernym) probability, chance
4. the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
(synonym) risk of exposure
(hypernym) probability, chance
Verb
1. expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"
(synonym) put on the line, lay on the line
(hypernym) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
(hyponym) venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize
(derivation) peril, danger
2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
(synonym) gamble, chance, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
(hypernym) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
(hyponym) go for broke
(derivation) peril, danger

bu2 ru4 hu3 xue4, yan1 de2 hu3 zi3
If you don't enter the tigers' lair, you cannot catch any cubs.
You have to take risks to be able to gain or win. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

wei1 ru2 lei3 luan3
As perilous as piled eggs.
Referring to extremely dangerous situations.

gu1 zhu4 yi4 zhi1
Staking everything in a single throw.
Describing a last, desperate effort when a situation is most critical.

ni2 pu2 sa4 guo4 he2... zi4 shen1 nan2 bao3
Carry a Buddha-idol across the river... when it can't even save itself.
It is not wise to trust someone to support you, if he cannot keep himself safe. Alternative form: 泥菩萨过江…自身难保 (ni2 pu2 sa4 guo4 jiang1... zi4 shen1 nan2 bao3).

along with the probability that an event will occur (risk) are those factors of behavior, lifestyle, environment, or heredity associated with increasing or decreasing that probability.