Meaning of at risk in English:
at risk
phrase
Exposed to harm or danger.
‘23 million people in Africa are at risk from starvation’- ‘Children who use mobile phones are at risk of memory loss, sleeping disorders and other health problems.’
- ‘Exposure assessment identifies the population at risk and the likelihood of exposure to the hazard.’
- ‘Many include rare or threatened habitats that are home to species at risk.’
- ‘He could have explained to the customers that their information was at risk, without revealing quite so much detail.’
- ‘The clinic acknowledges that very few women who have abortions there do so because their lives are at risk.’
- ‘When animals migrate to mate and find food, they are at risk every time they need to cross a road.’
- ‘But there was no way to experiment because the baby would be put at risk.’
- ‘The songs, some instrumental, some vaguely vocal, were never at risk of being lost in the din.’
- ‘Rumours that the Bluetooth systems of cars are at risk from infection from mobile phone viruses have been debunked.’
- ‘The outdoor chickens are more at risk of picking up infection from wild birds, other animals and the environment.’
danger, peril, jeopardy, hazard, threat, menace
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