high-risk

adjective

1

: likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : having a lot of risk

a high-risk activity

high-risk investments

2

: more likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury

high-risk patients

patients in the high-risk group

Examples of high-risk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While approaches to protect high-risk patients may limit morbidity and mortality at the margins, COVID-19 deaths are related more to national health, age and demographic breakdown, and population immunity. —Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 15 May 2024

Now hitched, John and Jane navigate a high-risk mission every week while also facing a new relationship milestone. —Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 May 2024