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People are so fearful about opening themselves up. All you want to do is to be able to connect with other people. When you connect with other people, you connect with something in yourself. It makes you feel happy. And yet it's so scary - it makes people feel vulnerable and unsafe.
Toni Collette

Meaning of "unsafe" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNSAFE

unsafe  [ʌnˈseɪf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNSAFE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unsafe is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNSAFE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unsafe in the English dictionary

The definition of unsafe in the dictionary is not safe; perilous. Other definition of unsafe is based on inadequate or false evidence.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNSAFE


bathyscaphe
ˈbæθɪˌskeɪf
chafe
tʃeɪf
enchafe
ɪnˈtʃeɪf
mesoscaphe
ˈmɛsəʊˌskeɪf
mortsafe
ˈmɔːtˌseɪf
ozone-safe
ˌəʊzəʊnˈseɪf
safe
seɪf
seif
seɪf
SHAEF
ʃeɪf
skyf
skeɪf
strafe
streɪf
supersafe
ˌsuːpərˈseɪf
superwaif
ˈsuːpəˌweɪf
treif
treɪf
ultrasafe
ˌʌltrəˈseɪf
vouchsafe
ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf
waif
weɪf
worksafe
ˌwɜːkˈseɪf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNSAFE

unsaddle
unsaddling enclosure
unsafe sex
unsafely
unsafeness
unsafety
unsaid
unsailed
unsailorlike
unsained
unsaint
unsaintliness
unsaintly
unsalability
unsalable
unsalably
unsalaried
unsaleability
unsaleable
unsalted

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNSAFE

a dog´s life
agrafe
carafe
come to life
Coolgardie safe
fail-safe
for dear life
housewife
knife
life
meat safe
midwife
night safe
nightlife
play safe
real life
real-life
to the life
wife
wildlife

Synonyms and antonyms of unsafe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNSAFE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unsafe» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unsafe

Translation of «unsafe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNSAFE

Find out the translation of unsafe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unsafe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unsafe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

危险的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inseguro
570 millions of speakers

English

unsafe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असुरक्षित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير آمنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

небезопасным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perigoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপজ্জনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dangereux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak selamat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht sicher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

安全でない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안전하지 않은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora aman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không an toàn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதுகாப்பற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असुरक्षित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

emniyetsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pericoloso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niebezpieczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

небезпечним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nesigur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανασφαλείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onveilige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osäkra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usikre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unsafe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSAFE»

The term «unsafe» is very widely used and occupies the 19.735 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSAFE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unsafe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unsafe» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unsafe

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNSAFE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unsafe.
1
Nancy Astor
Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.
2
Mary Frances Berry
When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe.
3
Dennis Cardoza
Now is not the time to give greater protections to pharmaceutical companies that put unsafe drugs like Vioxx on the market. Such protections have nothing to do with the liability insurance crisis facing doctors and should be stripped from this bill.
4
Toni Collette
People are so fearful about opening themselves up. All you want to do is to be able to connect with other people. When you connect with other people, you connect with something in yourself. It makes you feel happy. And yet it's so scary - it makes people feel vulnerable and unsafe.
5
Robert Collier
Playing safe is probably the most unsafe thing in the world. You cannot stand still. You must go forward.
6
Chauncey Depew
Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost.
7
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend.
8
Bob Harper
Since I started CrossFit, I've read and heard about the critics talk about how unsafe it is, and my only response to that is any form of exercise can be unsafe if you don't have the proper coaching, education and guidance.
9
Derek Jarman
Understand that sexuality is as wide as the sea. Understand that your morality is not law. Understand that we are you. Understand that if we decide to have sex whether safe, safer, or unsafe, it is our decision and you have no rights in our lovemaking.
10
Adam Jones
That's the thing I like about my sound. It's real raw and very unsafe compared to a solid state kind of sound.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSAFE»

Discover the use of unsafe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unsafe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unsafe Motherhood: Mayan Maternal Mortality and Subjectivity ...
Since 1987, when the global community first recognized the high frequency of women in developing countries dying from pregnancy-related causes, little progress has been made to combat this problem.
Nicole S. Berry, 2010
2
An Unsafe Bet: The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate ...
An Unsafe Bet?
Jim Orford, 2010
3
Choosing Unsafe Sex: AIDS-Risk Denial Among Disadvantaged Women
In an effort to explain why AIDS education efforts failed to stop clients from practicing unsafe sex, E.J. Sobo explored the links between women's condom use rate and their experiences and understandings of heterosexual relationships.
Sobo Sobo, E. J. Sobo, 2011
4
Unsafe for Democracy: World War I and the U.S. Justice ...
In Unsafe for Democracy, historian William H. Thomas Jr. shows that the Justice Department did not stop at this official charge but went much further—paying cautionary visits to suspected dissenters, pressuring them to express support of ...
William H. Thomas, 2009
5
Unsafe
On the day Karen Sharpe is promoted to Detective Sergeant she loses control and attacks a prisoner she is interrogating.
John Connor, 2009
6
Unsafe in the Ivory Tower: The Sexual Victimization of ...
This text presents two interrelated perspectives of sexual victimization on college campuses.
Bonnie S. Fisher, Leah E. Daigle, Francis T. Cullen, 2010
7
Unsafe Haven
When a group of elderly residents of a Boston nursing home are helped by a medical student to seek greater freedom, they stir up a rebellion that leads to renewal of hope for themselves and the staff.
Carolyn Zavarine, 2001
8
Unsafe at any altitude: failed terrorism investigations, ...
Presents a review of airline security in the events leading up to September 11th and details the current weaknesses and oversights that plague the airline security systems in place today.
Susan B. Trento, Joseph John Trento, 2006
9
Economic impact of unsafe abortion-related morbidity and ...
This report surveys the empirical information available on costing unsafe abortions, to develop an analytical framework for cost estimation, to describe the methodological approaches available, given the constraints of the subject matter, ...
Michael Vlassoff, Jessica Shearer, Damian Walker, 2008
10
Unsafe haven: the United States, the IRA, and political ...
The tools of exclusion were subtly and not so subtly politicized, as ways were found to deport or in other ways to criminalize potentially embarrassing Irish activists.In this book, Karen McElrath examines the problematic history of Irish ...
Karen McElrath, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNSAFE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unsafe is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UN health agency to mark World Hepatitis Day with pilot initiative to …
He also noted that the most frequent medical procedure in the world today is administering of injections, “about 16 billion a year and the rate of unsafe injections ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»
2
Unsafe asthma prescribing 'must end'
Tens of thousands of people with asthma in the UK are not getting the right medicines to keep their condition safely under control, according to an audit. «BBC News, Jun 15»
3
Mandatory Warning Cannot Make Alcohol, Pan Masala 'Unsafe
New Delhi: Alcoholic drinks, pan masala and supari need not be treated as "unsafe food" just because they carry mandatory warning that their consumption is ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
4
Site of massive Columbus fire earlier ruled unsafe by city inspectors
Inspectors determined in November that a building at the Phoenix Recycling complex was unsafe, The Columbus Dispatch reports, and repairs hadn't been ... «News-Herald.com, May 15»
5
US protests 'sloppy,' unsafe Russian intercept of spy plane
"The unsafe and unprofessional actions of a single pilot have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries," said Pentagon spokeswoman ... «Reuters, Apr 15»
6
US to Protest 'Unsafe' Interception of Reconnaissance Plane by …
The U.S. will protest what it called the unsafe interception of a U.S. spy plane by a Russian fighter over the Baltic Sea last week, an incident American officials ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
7
'Made in China' Tops EU List of Unsafe Products
The watchdog said it had issued 2,435 notifications of unsafe products ranging from children's playthings to clothing and appliances in 2014, which was 3% ... «IndustryWeek, Mar 15»
8
Trader Joe's: No Reason to Believe The Wines We Offer Are Unsafe
“We will not offer any product we feel is unsafe. Ever. We have no reason to believe the wines we offer are unsafe, including Charles Shaw White Zinfandel,” ... «Patch.com, Mar 15»
9
Ferrari avoids penalty for Raikkonen's unsafe pit release
The FIA stewards confirmed at the time that they would investigate the incident following the race, with stricter penalties being proposed for unsafe releases in ... «NBCSports.com, Mar 15»
10
1.1 Billion Young People at Risk of Losing Their Hearing, WHO Says
About 1.1 billion people are at risk for losing their hearing, and half of 12- to 35-year-olds in high income countries expose their ears to "unsafe" sound levels ... «ABC News, Feb 15»

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