Risk

1: "The probability of something bad happening"
2: "Someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard"
 

Sources

Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, s.v. “risk,” accessed April 16, 2021, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk.
 

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