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unsafe

adjective

Lacking in security or safety

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
U
Ends with
E
Contains
NS
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ʌnˈseɪf

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Lacking in security or safety

    “His fortune was increasingly insecure”

adjective

  1. Involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

    “A dangerous criminal”

adjective

  1. Not safe from attack

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Example Sentences

His fortune was increasingly insecure
An insecure future
A dangerous criminal
A dangerous bridge
Unemployment reached dangerous proportions

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