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in⋅se⋅cu⋅ri⋅ty

[in-si-kyoor-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. lack of confidence or assurance; self-doubt: He is plagued by insecurity.
2. the quality or state of being insecure; instability: the insecurity of her financial position.
3. something insecure: the many insecurities of life.

Origin:
1640–50; < ML insēcūritās. See insecure, -ity
in·se·cure     (ĭn'sĭ-kyŏŏr')  Pronunciation Key 
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.
    1. Lacking stability; troubled: an insecure relationship.
    2. 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 (-kyŏŏr'ĭ-tē) n.
insecurity

noun
1. the state of being subject to danger or injury [ant: security
2. the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure 

Insecurity

In`se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. Insecurities. [Pref. in- not + security : cf. LL. insecuritas, F. insecurite.]

1. The condition or quality of being insecure; want of safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building liable to fire; insecurity of a debt.

2. The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; want of confidence.

With what insecurity of truth we ascribe effects . . . unto arbitrary calculations. --Sir T. Browne.

A time of insecurity, when interests of all sorts become objects of speculation. --Burke.

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