high-risk
adjective/ˌhaɪ ˈrɪsk/
/ˌhaɪ ˈrɪsk/
[usually before noun]- involving a lot of danger and the risk of injury, death, damage, etc.
- Rock climbing is a high-risk sport that requires special equipment and training.
- a high-risk strategy
- high-risk patients (= who are very likely to get a particular illness)
- high-risk offenders/individuals
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerb2- Ideally the technique should be limited to high-risk patients.
- It's a high-risk venture that will require a lot of capital.
- Miners are a high-risk group for certain types of gastric cancer.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHigh-risk is used with these nouns:- behaviour
- cargo
- category
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