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occupational hazard

oc·cu·pa·tion·al haz·ard
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ok-yuh-pey-shuh-nl haz-erd]
    • /ˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃə nl ˈhæz ərd/
    • /ˌɒk.jʊˈpeɪ.ʃən.əl ˈhæz.əd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ok-yuh-pey-shuh-nl haz-erd]
    • /ˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃə nl ˈhæz ərd/

Definitions of occupational hazard words

  • noun occupational hazard a danger or hazard to workers that is inherent in a particular occupation: Silicosis is an occupational hazard of miners. 1
  • noun occupational hazard risk of a particular job 1
  • noun occupational hazard inherent or accepted risk of doing sth 1
  • countable noun occupational hazard An occupational hazard is something unpleasant that you may suffer or experience as a result of doing your job or hobby. 0
  • noun occupational hazard an occupational hazard is something unpleasant that you may suffer or experience as a result of doing your job or hobby 0
  • noun occupational hazard An occupational hazard is a risk or danger that is connected to the job of the policyholder. 0
See all 6 definitions of occupational hazard

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Origin of occupational hazard

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Occupational hazard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Occupational hazard

occupational hazard popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

occupational hazard usage trend in Literature

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