Unsafe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking in security or safety

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnsˈeɪf/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnsˈeɪf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnsˈeɪf/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnsˈeɪf/.

Examples

his fortune was increasingly insecure
an insecure future
a dangerous criminal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insecure dangerous

Antonyms

safe secure

Parts of Speech

adjective	lacking in security or safety “his fortune was increasingly insecure”
adjective	involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm “a dangerous criminal”
adjective	not safe from attack

Word Forms

insecureness	noun	the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety
insecurity	noun	the state of being subject to danger or injury
danger	noun	a cause of pain or injury or loss
dangerousness	noun	the quality of not being safe

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsicher

Mangel an Sicherheit oder Geborgenheit

🇫🇷French

dangereux

manque de sécurité ou de sûreté

🇪🇸Spanish

inseguro

carente de seguridad o protección

🇮🇹Italian

pericoloso

privo di sicurezza o protezione

🇳🇱Dutch

onveilig

gebrek aan zekerheid of veiligheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

inseguro

falta de segurança ou proteção

🇷🇺Russian

небезопасный

не хватает безопасности или безопасности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असुरक्षित

सुरक्षा या संरक्षा में कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিরাপদ

নিরাপত্তা বা নিরাপত্তার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதுகாப்பற்ற

பாதுகாப்பு அல்லது பாதுகாப்பு இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

అసురక్షిత

భద్రత లేదా భద్రత లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

असुरक्षित

सुरक्षा किंवा सुरक्षिततेचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસુરક્ષિત

સુરક્ષા અથવા સલામતીમાં અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸುರಕ್ಷಿತ

ಭದ್ರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുരക്ഷിതമല്ലാത്ത

സുരക്ഷയോ സുരക്ഷയോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ

ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر محفوظ

حفاظت یا حفاظت میں کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不安全

缺乏保障或安全

🇯🇵Japanese

危険な

安心感や安全性に欠ける

🇰🇷Korean

위험한

보안이나 안전이 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không an toàn

thiếu an ninh hoặc an toàn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ปลอดภัย

ขาดความปลอดภัยหรือความปลอดภัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak aman

kurang dalam keamanan atau keselamatan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi ligtas

kulang sa seguridad o kaligtasan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak selamat

kurang keselamatan atau keselamatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير آمن

تفتقر إلى الأمن أو السلامة

🇮🇷Persian

ناامن

فاقد امنیت یا ایمنی

🇹🇷Turkish

güvensiz

güvenlik veya emniyetten yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְסוּכָּן

חוסר ביטחון או בטיחות

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The primary meaning of 'unsafe' is 'lacking in security or safety'.

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