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Definitions of at risk words

phrase at risk To be at risk means to be in a situation where something unpleasant might happen. 3
noun at risk vulnerable; likely to be lost or damaged 3
noun at risk vulnerable to personal damage, to the extent that a welfare agency might take protective responsibility 3
noun at risk in danger of damage, injury, loss, etc. 3
noun at risk exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk. 1
noun at risk Insurance. the hazard or chance of loss. the degree of probability of such loss. the amount that the insurance company may lose. a person or thing with reference to the hazard involved in insuring him, her, or it. the type of loss, as life, fire, marine disaster, or earthquake, against which an insurance policy is drawn. 1

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

1655-65; < French risque < Italian risc(hi)o, of obscure origin

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
threatened — to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
vulnerable — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
imperiled — to put in peril or danger; endanger.