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insecureness

[in-si-kyoor]

in·se·cure

[in-si-kyoor]
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.

Origin:
1640–50; < Medieval Latin insēcūrus. See in-3, secure

in·se·cure·ly, adverb
in·se·cure·ness, noun


3. risky. See uncertain.

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insecure (ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə)
 
adj
1.  anxious or afraid; not confident or certain
2.  not adequately protected: an insecure fortress
3.  unstable or shaky
 
inse'curely
 
adv
 
inse'cureness
 
n
 
inse'curity
 
n

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