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Meaning of "unsafe sex" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNSAFE SEX

unsafe sex  [ʌnˈseɪf seks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNSAFE SEX

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unsafe sex is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNSAFE SEX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

unsafe sex

Safe sex

Safe sex is sexual activity engaged in by people who have taken precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted infections such as HIV/AIDS. It is also referred to as safer sex or protected sex, while unsafe or unprotected sex is sexual activity engaged in without precautions. Some sources prefer the term safer sex to more precisely reflect the fact that these practices reduce, but do not completely eliminate, the risk of disease transmission. The term sexually transmitted infections has gradually become preferred over sexually transmitted diseases among medical sources, as it has a broader range of meaning; a person may be infected, and may potentially infect others, without showing signs of disease. Safe sex practices became more prominent in the late 1980s as a result of the AIDS epidemic. Promoting safe sex is now one of the aims of sex education. Safe sex is regarded as a harm reduction strategy aimed at reducing risks.

Definition of unsafe sex in the English dictionary

The definition of unsafe sex in the dictionary is sexual intercourse that does not use physical protection, such as a condom, or nonpenetrative methods to prevent the spread of such diseases as AIDS.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNSAFE SEX


apoplex
ˈæpəˌpleks
card-index
ˈkɑːdˌɪndeks
carnifex
ˈkɑːnɪˌfeks
diplex
ˈdaɪpleks
fedex
ˈfedˌeks
frutex
ˈfruːteks
heteroduplex
ˌhetərəʊˈdjuːpleks
homosex
ˌhəʊməʊˈseks
hypercomplex
ˌhaɪpəˈkɒmpleks
Lastex
ˈlasteks
metroplex
ˈmetrəʊˌpleks
plex
pleks
prex
preks
silvex
ˈsɪlveks
sorex
ˈsɔːreks
tippex
ˈtɪpeks
vibex
ˈvaɪbeks
zex
zeks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNSAFE SEX

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNSAFE SEX

bi sex
fair sex
gentle sex
gentler sex
gourmet sex
group sex
opposite sex
oral sex
phone sex
recreational sex
safe sex
safer sex
telephone sex
the fair sex
the opposite sex
unprotected sex
weaker sex

Synonyms and antonyms of unsafe sex in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unsafe sex» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNSAFE SEX

Find out the translation of unsafe sex to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unsafe sex 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 sex» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不安全的性行为
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relaciones sexuales sin protección
570 millions of speakers

English

unsafe sex
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असुरक्षित सेक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجنس غير المأمون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

небезопасный секс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sexo sem proteção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনিরাপদ যৌনতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rapports sexuels non protégés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seks yang tidak selamat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungeschützten Sex
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

安全でない性行為
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안전하지 않은 섹스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora aman jinis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quan hệ tình dục không an toàn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதுகாப்பற்ற பாலியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असुरक्षित लैंगिक संबंध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güvensiz seks
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sesso non sicuro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

seks niebezpieczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

небезпечний секс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sex neprotejat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανασφαλές σεξ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onveilige seks
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osäker sex
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usikker sex
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unsafe sex

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSAFE SEX»

The term «unsafe sex» is regularly used and occupies the 60.127 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSAFE SEX» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unsafe sex» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unsafe sex» 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 sex

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSAFE SEX»

Discover the use of unsafe sex in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unsafe sex and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
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
2
Unsafe Sex: New & Selected Poems
Often provocative, sometimes funny, this collection ranges from ferocious performance poetry to an increasingly bittersweet seam of writing, both challenging and honest.
Ifor Thomas, 1999
3
Romantic Love and Sexual Behavior: Perspectives from the ...
THE CONDOM CONUNDRUM In addition to suggesting that many women are active players in sexual decisions and that financial coercion plays only a minor role in driving unsafe sex, the study findings suggest that there is a positive ...
Victor C. De Munck, 1998
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Therapists on the Front Line: Psychotherapy with Gay Men in ...
Chapter 20 Seronegative Gay Men and Considerations of Safe and Unsafe Sex Walt Odets, Ph.D. F: , or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative gay and bisexual men, safe sex is certainly central to their biological — if not psychological ...
Steven A. Cadwell, Robert A. Burnham, Marshall Forstein, 1994
5
Beyond Sexuality
Though I discuss Rotello's work in greater detail below, for now I would like simply to register that in Lacanian terms gay men's unsafe sex had been considered only imaginarily, in individual terms, until Rotello came along. But his idea of ...
Tim Dean, 2000
6
Communicating Health: A Culture-centered Approach
Take for instance the rise in unsafe sex as a problem defined by funding agencies. For someone who has been culturally trained to look for explanations of phenomena at an individual level, questions such as (a) why individuals are engaging ...
M. Dutta, 2008
7
Safe Encounters: How Women Can Say Yes to Pleasure and No to ...
Argues that "safe sex" can still be fun, and discusses changing sexual attitudes for women and their partners, alternatives to intercourse, and specific safe sex practices
Beverly Whipple, Gina Ogden, Sally Peters, 1990
8
HIV Prevention: A Comprehensive Approach
DeRosa and Marks (1998) found the prevalence of unsafe sex was higher among men who had not disclosed their HIV status to their HIV-negative partners than among men who did. Among 840 PLWHA, Richardson et al. (2004a) found ...
Kenneth H. Mayer, H.F. Pizer, 2009
9
Private Choices and Public Health: The AIDS Epidemic in an ...
... different HIV infection status to have unshielded sexual intercourse with each other. Needle-sharing by intravenous drug users, a growing cause of infection, is analytically quite similar to unsafe sex. We explore the relevant differences later.
Tomas J. Philipson, Richard A. Posner, 1993
10
Tangled Memories: The Vietnam War, the AIDS Epidemic, and ...
What was once considered reckless and selfish behavior is recoded as heroic, an expression of true love. For many people, gay or straight, unsafe sex is a means of expressing profound intimacy and trust, a gift one gives to someone else.39 ...
Marita Sturken, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNSAFE SEX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unsafe sex is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Unsafe Sex: After man 'snaps penis' during romp here's the 13 …
But he's certainly not the first person to have come a cropper while on the job. Check out these 13 nasty nookie accidents. Talk about unsafe sex. «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
'It Follows' Review: Unsafe Sex
Most notably, though, the young woman, Jay (Maika Monroe) picks the wrong guy to have sex with. After the encounter, she is followed by an evil, shape-shifting ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
3
'Why should WE pay for gays to have unsafe sex?' asks Amanda …
All so that the lucky recipients can have unprotected sex with less chance of ... pounds of public money spent raising awareness of unsafe sex since the Eighties. «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
4
Giving Your Daughter the HPV Vaccine Won't Make Her Have …
"I'd like to emphasize that [higher rates of unsafe sex are] a real concern," said study author Anupam Jena. "It's not something to automatically dismiss but that's ... «New York Magazine, Feb 15»
5
Free birth control does not encourage unsafe sex, study shows
Researchers have found that no-cost contraception does not lead to a higher incidence of risky sex or increased promiscuity. Free birth control is instead tied to ... «Tech Times, Mar 14»
6
Coffee Club: Does the HPV Vaccine Promote Unsafe Sex?
Coffee Club: Do you think the HPV vaccine, which helps protect against the sexually transmitted infection, promotes unsafe sex among teenage girls? «Big Country Homepage, Feb 14»
7
Sex and the Single Senior
Think about sex — unsafe sex. The Department of Health and Human Services released a little-noticed report on Medicare a few months ago that had this ... «New York Times, Jan 14»
8
Two UK men, one with HIV, admit to unsafe sex with gay teens they …
Two British men, one with HIV, have admitted to meeting several gay teens on Grindr and other social media for unsafe sex. Anthony Marsh, 53, and Lee Davis, ... «Gay Star News, Oct 13»
9
Is unsafe sex becoming more common?
Although PHE emphasises that the high rate of STIs “suggest too many people are still putting themselves at risk through unsafe sex” (although doesn't detail ... «Full Fact, Jun 13»
10
'Unsafe sexual behaviour' leaves HIV levels among gay men …
Unsafe sexual behaviour” and a lack of testing is being blamed for a failure to cut the number of cases of HIV among gay and bisexual men in the last decade. «The Independent, Feb 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Unsafe sex [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unsafe-sex>. May 2024 ».
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