occupational hazard

Definitions

1. 1

   A substantial risk to a worker's physical or mental well-being which is present in a…

   A substantial risk to a worker's physical or mental well-being which is present in a certain task, job, or profession.

   • They are the abrasive breed of radio and television personalities, most of them talk-show hosts, who treat their profession as a verbal adjunct to street fighting. . . . Threats and sometimes violence are indeed an occupational hazard.
2. 2

   An unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur…

   An unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur during the course of one's employment.

   • The attentions of passionate spinsters were an occupational hazard for all members of the clergy.
   • Today he was going to make a few stops at the rare-book shops in the area—an occupational hazard of his new profession.
   • "Sorry. Asking uncomfortable questions at the most inopportune time is an occupational hazard."

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