unsafe
pronunciation
How to pronounce unsafe in British English:
UK [ʌnˈseɪf]
How to pronounce unsafe in American English:
US [ʌnˈsef]
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- Adjective:
- lacking in security or safety
- involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
- not safe from attack
Word Origin
- unsafe (adj.)
- 1590s, "involving risk or danger," from un- (1) "not" + safe (adj.).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Unsafe injections and sexual contact can also spread the virus .
- 2. More parts of the region are unsafe for aid workers .
- 3. But unsafe building work remains a chronic problem in china .
- 4. Avoid online scams , unsafe transactions and forgeries with simple site identity .
- 5. It is unsafe because a rapist could hide in there and attack women .