INSECURE

insecure

(adjective) lacking self-confidence or assurance; “an insecure person lacking mental stability”

insecure, unsafe

(adjective) lacking in security or safety; “his fortune was increasingly insecure”; “an insecure future”

insecure

(adjective) not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; “the hinge is insecure”

insecure, unsafe

(adjective) not safe from attack

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

insecure (comparative more insecure, superlative most insecure)

Not secure.

Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

Antonyms

• (not comfortable or confident): confident, self-confident

Anagrams

• sinecure

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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