Definitions for Insecurity
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insecuritynoun

   the state of being subject to danger or injury

2. insecuritynoun

   the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. insecuritynoun

   A lack of security, uncertainty

2. insecuritynoun

   The state of being subject to danger; vulnerability

3. Etymology: insecure (from Medieval Latin insecurus, itself from in- "not" + securus 'safe, certain') + -ity

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insecuritynoun

   Etymology: in and security.

   1. Uncertainty; want of reasonable confidence.

   It may be easily perceived with what insecurity of truth we ascribe effects, depending upon the natural period of time, unto arbitrary calculations, and such as vary at pleasure. Brown.

   2. Want of safety; danger; hazard.

   The unreasonableness and presumption, the danger and desperate insecurity of those that have not so much as a thought, all their lives long, to advance so far as attrition and contrition, sorrow, and resolution of amendment. Henry Hammond.

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1. insecurity

   Insecurity refers to a feeling of uncertainty, doubt, or lack of confidence in oneself. It typically manifests as anxiety about one's abilities, appearance, relationships, or life circumstances. It can also refer to the state of being open to danger or threats.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insecuritynoun

   the condition or quality of being insecure; want of safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building liable to fire; insecurity of a debt

2. Insecuritynoun

   the state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; want of confidence

3. Etymology: [Pref. in- not + security : cf. LL. insecuritas, F. insecurite.]

Matched Categories

1. • Anxiety
   • Danger

How to pronounce Insecurity?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Insecurity in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Insecurity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Insecurity in a Sentence

1. Bill Clinton:

   I believe that so much of the anger, the insecurity, the fear and worry that people feel now about the economy, about our prospects, about what is going to happen to young people coming out of college with debt, or unable to find a job that really gives them the best possibly opportunities is related to the choices that were made starting in the Bush administration, when I think about what young people today have gone through, what they have known from our country, starting with a horrible attack on 9/11, going into the great recession, there is no wonder that they along with so many of us are saying, wait a minute, we are better than this, we can do more.

2. Robert Anson Heinlein:

   A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.

3. Naji Moghrab:

   The main problem behind the low production is insecurity, and of course the presence of Daesh near the oilfields.

4. Mohammad Edriss:

   The withdrawal isn't for our benefit, there will be violence, insecurity will dramatically increase, and once again the Afghan people will start leaving Afghanistan and seeking asylum in other countries.

5. Janine Hendry:

   We're talking about the gender pay gap, but we're not really talking about the overall economic insecurity that is occurring for women as a result of inequality.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Insecurity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Insecurity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Insecurity
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Insecurity