What does insecure mean?
Definitions for insecure
ˌɪn sɪˈkyʊərin·se·cure
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Princeton's WordNet
insecureadjective
not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
"the hinge is insecure"
insecure, unsafeadjective
lacking in security or safety
"his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"
insecureadjective
lacking self-confidence or assurance
"an insecure person lacking mental stability"
insecure, unsafeadjective
not safe from attack
Wiktionary
insecureadjective
Not secure.
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
Insecureadjective
Etymology: in and secure.
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.
Webster Dictionary
Insecureadjective
not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss
Insecureadjective
not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
insecure
Not effectually guarded or protected; unsafe; exposed to danger or loss.
Anagrams for insecure »
sinecure
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of insecure in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of insecure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of insecure in a Sentence
People feel more insecure about trade than terrorism, everyone knows someone who has lost their job.
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
They've gone from one extreme to another. It went all the way from insecure to very secure.
He's not the strong horse. He's insecure and he's weak.
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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- insegurCatalan, Valencian
- nejistýCzech
- utryg, usikkerDanish
- unsicherGerman
- ανασφαλήςGreek
- inseguroSpanish
- epävarma, turvaton, epäluotettavaFinnish
- inquiet, inconfortableFrench
- anksyeuHaitian Creole
- insicuro, malsicuroItalian
- 安全でありませんJapanese
- tītengi, pānekenekeMāori
- niebezpieczny, niepewnyPolish
- небезопа́сный, неуве́ренный, ненадёжный, опа́сныйRussian
- nesiguranSerbo-Croatian
- emniyetsiz, güvensiz, tehlikedeTurkish
- небезпечнийUkrainian
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