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Insecure definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSECU'RE, a. [in and secure.] Not secure; not safe; exposed to danger or loss. Goods on the ocean are insecure. Hay and grain unhoused are insecure. Debts are often insecure.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
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" [syn: insecure, unsafe] [ant: secure]
3: lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability" [ant: secure, unafraid, untroubled]
4: not safe from attack [syn: insecure, unsafe]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin insecurus, from Latin in- + securus secure Date: 1649 1. not confident or sure ; uncertain <feeling somewhat insecure of his reception> 2. not adequately guarded or sustained ; unsafe <an insecure investment> 3. not firmly fastened or fixed ; shaky <the hinge is loose and insecure> 4. a. not highly stable or well-adjusted <an insecure marriage> b. deficient in assurance ; beset by fear and anxiety <always felt insecure in a group of strangers> • insecurely adverb • insecureness noun • insecurity noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 (of a person or state of mind) uncertain; lacking confidence. 2 a unsafe; not firm or fixed. b (of ice, ground, etc.) liable to give way. Derivatives: insecurely adv. insecurity n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you are insecure, you lack confidence because you think that you are not good enough or are not loved. Most mothers are insecure about their performance as mothers. ? confident ADJ: usu v-link ADJ • insecurity (insecurities) She is always assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity... N-VAR 2. Something that is insecure is not safe or protected. ...low-paid, insecure jobs... ? secure ADJ • insecurity Crime creates feelings of insecurity in the population.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Uncertain, not sure, risky. 2. Uncertain, not confident. 3. Unsafe, unprotected, ill-protected, exposed, exposed to risk or danger, in danger. 4. Dangerous, hazardous, perilous. 5. Unstable, infirm, weak, shaking, tottering.

Moby Thesaurus

afraid, anxious, apprehensive, dangerous, desultory, dickey, disconcerted, doubtful, dubious, exposed, fearful, flimsy, fluctuant, frail, hazardous, hesitant, in suspense, infirm, insubstantial, jumpy, nervous, open, perilous, precarious, provisional, questioning, rickety, risky, rocky, rootless, shaky, shifting, shifty, slippery, temporary, tentative, ticklish, tottery, treacherous, unassured, uncertain, uncomfortable, unconfident, undefended, undependable, unfaithworthy, unguarded, unhealthy, unnerved, unpredictable, unprotected, unreliable, unsafe, unselfassured, unselfconfident, unselfreliant, unsolid, unsound, unstable, unsteadfast, unsteady, unsubstantial, unsure, untrustworthy, vacillating, vulnerable, wavering, weak, wobbly, worried