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INSECURE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking self-confidence or assurance
Example:
an insecure person lacking mental stability
Classified under:
Similar:
overanxious (anxious or nervous to an excessive degree)
unassured (lacking boldness or confidence)
Antonym:
secure (free from fear or doubt; easy in mind)
Derivation:
insecureness (the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety)
insecurity (the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking in security or safety
Example:
an insecure future
Synonyms:
insecure; unsafe
Classified under:
Similar:
precarious; shaky (not secure; beset with difficulties)
unguaranteed; unsecured (without financial security)
Also:
unprotected (lacking protection or defense)
dangerous; unsafe (involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm)
vulnerable (susceptible to attack)
Antonym:
secure (free from danger or risk)
Derivation:
insecureness (the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety)
insecurity (the state of being subject to danger or injury)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
Example:
the hinge is insecure
Classified under:
Adjectives
Also:
unfixed (not firmly placed or set or fastened)
Antonym:
secure (not likely to fail or give way)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Not safe from attack
Synonyms:
insecure; unsafe
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
vulnerable (susceptible to attack)
Derivation:
insecureness (the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety)
insecurity (the state of being subject to danger or injury)
