insecure
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.
not firmly or reliably placed or fastened: an insecure ladder.
Origin of insecure
1synonym study For insecure
Other words for insecure
Other words from insecure
- in·se·cure·ly, adverb
- in·se·cure·ness, noun
Words Nearby insecure
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How to use insecure in a sentence
The spread of Covid-19 among housing-insecure and homeless populations didn’t stay there — it affected entire communities through increased transmission rates and strained hospital resources.
Covid-19 caused a recession. So why did the housing market boom? | Jerusalem Demsas | February 5, 2021 | VoxThe proceeds will support grants for nonprofits in the community, programming at the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy and meals for food-insecure residents.
Meet the Nats fan who won team’s World Series ring raffle — and received his prize on the field | Scott Allen | January 19, 2021 | Washington PostRaising awareness about Meals on Wheels and lonely and food insecure seniors is, because “the whole world loves it when you’re in the news.”
Outkast’s André 3000 shines a light on food insecurity for the elderly with a quick lil’ apple pie | Aaron Hutcherson | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostYou can’t just look at a person and know whether or not they’re food insecure.
‘What we’ve seen since covid has been a precipitous increase in need,’ says Feeding America CEO | KK Ottesen | November 10, 2020 | Washington PostBroad Street Ministry, a church in the heart of the city known for its social service work, serves as the mailing address for about 3,000 people who are homeless or housing insecure.
Pennsylvania’s New Vote-by-Mail Law Expands Access for Everyone Except the Poor | by Jonathan Lai, Samantha Melamed and Michaelle Bond, The Philadelphia Inquirer | October 22, 2020 | ProPublica
“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.
How to Get Laid in Brooklyn a la Adelle Waldman’s Nifty Novel of Manners | Tom LeClair | July 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“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.
Cara Delevingne Posts Protest Picture Of Her Boob (With Taped-Out Nipple) | Tom Sykes | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo the ladder, a rather rotten and insecure one, was obtained, and after some difficulty placed against the wall.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxSuch conjectures would always be insecure, and often erroneous.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillHe swung up, breaking off the more insecure boughs, and was of the belief that we could get across in that way.
The Way of a Man | Emerson HoughThis fault must be corrected immediately, as it renders his gait not only uncomfortable to the rider, but very insecure.
Horsemanship for Women | Theodore Hoe MeadThere is no such inefficiency in the government as makes the lives of Turkish subjects always insecure and travel dangerous.
Silver Chimes in Syria | W. S. Nelson
British Dictionary definitions for insecure
/ (ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə) /
anxious or afraid; not confident or certain
not adequately protected: an insecure fortress
unstable or shaky
Derived forms of insecure
- insecurely, adverb
- insecureness, noun
- insecurity, noun
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