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unsafety

American  
[uhn-sayf-tee] / ʌnˈseɪf ti /

noun

  1. unsafe state or condition; exposure to danger or risk; insecurity.


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Etymology

Origin of unsafety

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- 1 + safety


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“And hopefully in the next year that safety valve, or unsafety valve, won’t be available to people and that’s hugely important.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2022

“But it caused even more unsafety and ridiculous dehumanization.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2021

Additionally, he argues that having good values is absolutely essential over "neurotic" values, which tend to develop under conditions of extreme insecurity and unsafety.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 24, 2017

“I was experiencing intense feelings of unsafety and terror,” she said.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2016

It is not cold or climate that leads men to this custom, but the unsafety of a country bordered by unseen deserts, whence untold men may suddenly appear and ravage all the plain.

From Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty by Sir W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders) Petrie

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