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in⋅se⋅cure
[in-si-kyoo
r] 
–adjective
| 1. | subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured: an insecure person. |
| 2. | not confident or certain; uneasy; anxious: He was insecure about the examination. |
| 3. | not secure; exposed or liable to risk, loss, or danger: an insecure stock portfolio. |
| 4. | not firmly or reliably placed or fastened: an insecure ladder. |
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Language Translation for : insecure
| Spanish: | inseguro, | German: | unsicher, | Japanese: | 不安な |
| in·se·cure
(ĭn'sĭ-kyŏŏr') Pronunciation Key
adj.
in'se·cure'ly adv., in'se·cure'ness n., in'se·cu'ri·ty (-kyŏŏr'ĭ-tē) n. |
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insecure
1649, "unsafe," from M.L. insecurus, from in- "not" + L. securus (see secure). Psychological sense dates from 1935; insecurity in this sense dates from 1917.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| insecure | |
adjective | |
| 1. | not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; "the hinge is insecure" [ant: secure] |
| 2. | lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future" [ant: secure] |
| 3. | lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability" [ant: secure] |
| 4. | not safe from attack |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Insecure
In`se*cure"\, a. 1. Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss. With sorrow and insecure apprehensions. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss. --Bp. Hurg. The trade with Egypt was exceedingly insecure and precarious. --Mickle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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