at-risk
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.04 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
vulnerable, especially to abuse or delinquency
Example Sentences
- "The actual at-risk population was limited to those directly exposed and could be quarantined or monitored."
- "The main aim was to reduce one aspect of deviancy in a group of adolescent girls, namely at-risk behaviour, by using the method of detached work."
Inflected Forms
more at-risk (comparative)
most at-risk (superlative)