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insecure

in·se·cure

UK/ɪnsəˈkjʊə(ɹ)/ US/ɪnsəˈkjɔː(ɹ)/ fairly common

adjective

1.

not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way

  • “the hinge is insecure”
2.

lacking in security or safety

  • “his fortune was increasingly insecure”
  • “an insecure future”
3.

lacking self-confidence or assurance

  • “an insecure person lacking mental stability”
Antonyms
4.

not safe from attack

Synonyms
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5.

not financially safe or secure

  • “a bad investment”
  • “high risk investments”
  • “anything that promises to pay too much can”
  • “;”

Origin

From in- + secure, or from Medieval Latin insēcūrus, itself from in- (“in-, un-, non-”) + sēcūrus (“safe, certain”). Piecewise doublet of unsecure and unsure.

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