insecurity
in·se·cure
(ĭn′sĭ-kyo͝or′)adj.
1. Not sure or certain; doubtful: unemployed and facing an insecure future.
2. Inadequately guarded or protected; unsafe: A shortage of military police made the air base insecure.
3. Not firm or fixed; unsteady: an insecure foothold.
4.
a. Lacking stability; troubled: an insecure relationship.
b. Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety: had always felt insecure at parties.
in′se·cure′ly adv.
in′se·cure′ness n.
in′se·cu′ri·ty (-kyo͝or′ĭ-tē) n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | insecurity - the state of being subject to danger or injury danger - the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease" insecureness - the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety security - the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security" |
| 2. | insecurity - the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune |
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insecurity
noun
3. instability, uncertainty, unreliability, precariousness, weakness, shakiness, unsteadiness, dubiety, frailness the harshness and insecurity of agricultural life
instability security, stability, reliability, dependability, firmness, steadiness
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insecurity
nounThe quality or condition of being erratic and undependable:
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Translations
عَدَم أمان
nejistota
usikkerhedutryghed
biztonsági érzet hiánya
óöryggi; óáreiîanleiki
negotovost
güvensizlik
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insecurity
[ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərɪti] n
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
insecurity
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
insecure
(insiˈkjuə) adjective1. unsure of oneself or lacking confidence. Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.
2. not safe or firmly fixed. This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.
ˌinseˈcurely adverbˌinseˈcurity nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
in·se·cur·i·ty
n. inseguridad.
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insecurity
n inseguridad f
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