What does unsafe mean?
Definitions for unsafe
un·safe
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word unsafe.
Princeton's WordNet
insecure, unsafeadjective
lacking in security or safety
"his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"
dangerous, unsafeadjective
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
"a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
insecure, unsafeadjective
not safe from attack
Wiktionary
unsafeadjective
not safe; dangerous
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Unsafeadjective
Not secure; hazardous; dangerous.
If they would not be drawn to seem his adversaries, yet others should be taught how unsafe it was to continue his friends. Richard Hooker, b. v.
With speed retir’d
Where erst was thickest fight, th’ angelick throng,
And left large field, unsafe within the wind
Of such commotion. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vi.Uncertain ways unsafest are,
And doubt a greater mischief than despair. John Denham.Phlegyan robbers made unsafe the road. Dryden.
ChatGPT
unsafe
Unsafe refers to a state, condition, or situation that poses a risk or threat to one's health, well-being, or security. In other words, it's anything that has the potential to cause harm, injury, or damage. This harm could be physical, emotional, or even financial. It can also relate to vulnerability to accidents or mishaps due to insufficient precautions, lack of proper protection, or defects in structures or systems.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unsafe
un-sāf, adj. not safe.—adv. Unsafe′ly.—ns. Unsafe′ness, Unsafe′ty.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unsafe in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unsafe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of unsafe in a Sentence
The board adopted the rule to address what it saw as the unsafe practice of medicine, the rule did not adopt the rule to place an undue burden on women seeking to terminate their pregnancies.
Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse:
The president is forcing workers back into unsafe plants and Mitch McConnell is trying to slam the courthouse door on the workers who get hurt.
He was told from several employees that on two rides prior to that, that he was too heavy. So why was he allowed on that ride? And what's so upsetting is that while he's suspended in the air on this ride, he felt unsafe and left several messages or a message, of possibly his imminent demise and ‘tell my mom and dad I love them,’ and stuff like that.
The message that they're trying to send to the second graders is exactly the mixed messages that adults are having to deal with, which is we feel unsafe out in the streets now because of the entire ‘defund the police’ movement that has led to less police presence, but now the police are being blamed for it. So it's this contradiction that is basically very manipulative -- and it's so inappropriate for second graders to have to grapple with this.
Misinformation can be harmful because it may lead people to try to end their pregnancies in an unsafe way, potentially exposing them to serious bodily harm. While people can self-manage their abortions in a safe way, spreading misinformation about unsafe methods of abortion is incredibly dangerous.
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- insegurCatalan, Valencian
- unsicherGerman
- peu sûrFrench
- usikkerNorwegian
- onveiligDutch
- usikkerNorwegian Nynorsk
- nesigurRomanian
- 不安全Chinese
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