insecurity
[in-si-kyoo r-i-tee]
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Origin of insecurity
Synonyms
See more synonyms for insecurity on Thesaurus.com2. precariousness, shakiness, vulnerability.
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Examples from the Web for insecurity
Contemporary Examples
In reality,” Francis said, “theatrical severity and sterile pessimism are often symptoms of fear and insecurity.
Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s'Barbie Latza Nadeau
December 23, 2014
For the first time since that peak of confusion, insecurity, and uncertainty called middle school, I felt truly alone.
His judgments are not rash or driven by insecurity, fear, and a longing for the past.
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical HeroRegina Lizik
October 28, 2014
“They are motivated by insecurity, fear, lack of imagination and above all, a lack of flair,” he said.
With freedom there are no answers, but the sense of insecurity makes you feel alive.
Life After ‘SVU’: Christopher Meloni on ‘They Came Together,’ Stabler, and His Famous BehindMarlow Stern
June 21, 2014
Historical Examples
All the same, the episode left her with a feeling of insecurity.
Life and Death of Harriett FreanMay Sinclair
She hastened to point out the other side of the matter, the insecurity of it, the disgrace.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
Now I understand that strange sense of insecurity in my past.
The Shadow-LineJoseph Conrad
This ignorance of the foe's whereabouts carried with it a sense of insecurity.
A Set of SixJoseph Conrad
This ignorance of his adversary's whereabouts carried with it a sense of insecurity.
The Point Of HonorJoseph Conrad
Word Origin and History for insecurity
n.
1640s, from Medieval Latin insecuritas, from insecurus (see insecure). Specific psychological sense is by 1917.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper