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insecurity

[in-si-kyoor-i-tee]

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; < Medieval Latin insēcūritās. See insecure, -ity


2. precariousness, shakiness, vulnerability.

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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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