"unsafety" meaning in English

See unsafety in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From un- + safety. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|safety|id1=negative}} un- + safety Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unsafety (uncountable)
  1. Lack of safety; insecurity. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-unsafety-en-noun-5rM5jTrS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), English terms prefixed with un- (reversive), Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (reversive): 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: unsafeties [present, singular, third-person], unsafetying [participle, present], unsafetied [participle, past], unsafetied [past]
Etymology: From un- + safety. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|safety|id1=reversive}} un- + safety Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsafety (third-person singular simple present unsafeties, present participle unsafetying, simple past and past participle unsafetied)
  1. To remove the safety on a device, such as a weapon.
    Sense id: en-unsafety-en-verb-o2ImgW5W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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