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insecure

[ in-si-kyoor ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured:
an insecure person.
not confident or certain; uneasy; anxious:
He was insecure about the examination.
not secure; exposed or liable to risk, loss, or danger:
an insecure stock portfolio.
Synonyms: risky
not firmly or reliably placed or fastened:
an insecure ladder.

insecure

/ ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə /

From the Medieval Latin word insēcūrus, dating back to 1640–50. See in- ³, secure

“The bigger issue is that vendors are not held accountable for writing insecure code,” says researcher Rios.

With its eastern borders under siege from Russia, Ukrainians feel cornered and insecure.

I was horribly insecure, horribly shy, always feeling ugly and weak.

If they do, the jobs are low-level, part-time, temporary, insecure, and require supplementing with freelancing.

“We live in a society where there are girls who are in love with theirself and flaunt it but the majority are insecure,” says one.

So the ladder, a rather rotten and insecure one, was obtained, and after some difficulty placed against the wall.

Such conjectures would always be insecure, and often erroneous.

He swung up, breaking off the more insecure boughs, and was of the belief that we could get across in that way.

This fault must be corrected immediately, as it renders his gait not only uncomfortable to the rider, but very insecure.

There is no such inefficiency in the government as makes the lives of Turkish subjects always insecure and travel dangerous.

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