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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

절박한 위험

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeolbakhan wiheom

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Imminent risk/ˈɪm.ɪ.nənt rɪsk/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그들은 절박한 위험 속에서 주민들을 대피시켰습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A danger or hazard that is about to happen very soon and presents an immediate, pressing threat.

    "The evacuation order was issued because the rising floodwaters posed an imminent risk to residents."
  2. 2

    In legal and regulatory contexts, a situation where serious harm or injury is highly probable in the immediate future.

    "Safety inspectors shut down the construction site after identifying an imminent risk of structural collapse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Imminent derives from the Latin imminentem, present participle of imminere meaning 'to hang over or threaten', entering English in the late 16th century. Risk stems from the Italian rischio (and earlier Greek rizikon, relating to the navigating around dangerous cliffs), adopted into English via French in the mid-17th century. Combined, the compound denotes a hazard that is immediately impending and certain to manifest unless swift intervention occurs.

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