unsafeness

State of risk

Unsafeness is the quality or state of being unsafe—exposure to danger, risk, or harm.

The word is rare; most English speakers prefer the synonym unsafety or simply say lack of safety.

When it does appear, it typically describes conditions rather than feelings: the unsafeness of the bridge, the unsafeness of storing chemicals near an open flame.

threat

menace

Source of potential harm

emergency · crisis · alarm · dread · terror · intimidation · hostility · aggression · warning · foreboding

hazard

danger

Exposure to harm

  • perilSerious threat of harm
  • harmInjury or damage
  • injuryPhysical or psychological harm

accident · toxicity · contamination · exposure · vulnerability · precariousness · instability · fragility · pitfall · trap

insecurity

vulnerability

Openness to harm

apprehension · nervousness · unease · worry · trepidation · defenselessness · helplessness · exposure · weakness · susceptibility

Opposites
degree of safety/protection

unsafenesssafety

Freedom from harm

safeness · security · protection · harmlessness · invulnerability

stability/reliability

unsafenessstability

Resistance to displacement

reliability · dependability · soundness · secureness · firmness

Family

safe, safety, unsafe, safeguard, safeguards, safekeeping, safeguarded, safeguarding, safeness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G