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Definition of precariousness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

precariousness

noun

/prɪˈkeəriəsnəs/

/prɪˈkeriəsnəs/

[uncountable]

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the state of not being safe or certain; the state of being dangerous
- the precariousness of his financial situation
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