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Meaning of 'insecure' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Insecure [ a.]
- Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.
- Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss.

Meaning of 'insecure' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . insecure [ a]
Meaning (1):
- lacking in security or safety
Example in sentence:
  • an insecure future;
  • his fortune was increasingly insecure
Meaning (2):
- lacking self-confidence or assurance
Example in sentence:
  • an insecure person lacking mental stability
Meaning (3):
- not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
Example in sentence:
  • the hinge is insecure

Nearby Words:

insabbatati insafety insalivation insalubrious insalubrity insalutary insanability insanable insanableness insanably

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