unsafe state or condition; exposure to danger or risk; insecurity
Derived forms
unsafetied
adjective
Word origin
[1590–1600; un-1 + safety]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Byzantine, class, mission, radius, volunteerun- is a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative oropposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest; unemployment)
Examples of 'unsafety' in a sentence
unsafety
This sense of unsafety and instability is at the heart of the books.