precariousness
A state of being uncertain or unstableA state of being uncertain or unstable.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A state of being uncertain or unstable.
Near-synonyms: instability, jeopardy; see also Thesaurus:danger
The precariousness of political relations between the two countries could lead to war.
More definitions
- extreme dangerousness
- being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
Translations
4 languagesSynonyms
14 synonymsadventureA2dangerA2threatB1menaceC2hazardB1precarityinstabilityjeopardydistressharm's wayperilextremity
Close in meaning
- being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance:uncertaintyuncertainness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedprecarious
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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