health risk
Americannoun
-
health risks
plural
-
the negative impact on health and wellbeing (of a given food, exercise, habit, etc).
-
something which may adversely impact one's health and wellbeing.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The council said the public health risk was low, but urged people to keep their dogs away from the affected area of beach and water and to avoid contact themselves.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Based on the available information, the World Health Organization said “the public health risk to the general population appears to be low.”
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
At Ford Motor’s massive assembly plant in Hermosillo, Mexico, a persistent pigeon invasion was posing a health risk to workers, disrupting daily operations, and threatening damage to freshly painted pickup trucks and SUVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Chicken not only became a more affordable option; it started being associated with less health risk.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Dad had a cold and was sneezing every two minutes, so I told them they should stand in the back, that Dad was a health risk to the entire town.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
