Definitions for insecure
ˌɪn sɪˈkyʊərin·se·cure

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. insecureadjective

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

   "the hinge is insecure"

2. insecure, unsafeadjective

   lacking in security or safety

   "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"

3. insecureadjective

   lacking self-confidence or assurance

   "an insecure person lacking mental stability"

4. insecure, unsafeadjective

   not safe from attack

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. insecureadjective

   Not secure.

2. insecureadjective

   Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

   He's a nice guy and all, but seems to be rather insecure around other people.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Insecureadjective

   Etymology: in and secure.

   1. Not secure; not confident of safety.

   He is liable to a great many inconveniences every moment of his life, and is continually insecure not only of the good things of this life, but even of life itself. John Tillotson, Serm.

   2. Not safe.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Insecureadjective

   not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss

2. Insecureadjective

   not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Insecure

   in-se-kūr′, adj. apprehensive of danger or loss: exposed to danger or loss: uncertain.—adv. Insecure′ly.—n. Insecur′ity.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. insecure

   Not effectually guarded or protected; unsafe; exposed to danger or loss.

Anagrams for insecure »

1. sinecure

How to pronounce insecure?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of insecure in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of insecure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of insecure in a Sentence

1. Gary Chaison:

   People feel more insecure about trade than terrorism, everyone knows someone who has lost their job.

2. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   1. The higher the ego, pride, vanity, the more insecure a person feels, it seems to him that he becomes smaller and tries to rise. 2. The saints will die out; only the most sinful will survive in natural selection. 3. Love is an interdimensional chrono-connection that has a quantum thread of memories between lives extending into the infinity of eternity. No matter what the timing of life, love never dies to the end. Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich

3. Alexander McFadzean:

   They've gone from one extreme to another. It went all the way from insecure to very secure.

4. Jeb Bush:

   He's not the strong horse. He's insecure and he's weak.

5. Sadie Robertson:

   I remember praying and saying, God, I think you chose the wrong person. This makes me nervous. This makes me insecure. This is not something Im thriving in, the Lord said something so sweet to my heart. I just felt like God was saying, Im not calling you to be this perfect person. Im actually just calling you to be a sister and a friend to those who dont have a sister and a friend.

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