insecurity

[ in-si-kyoor-i-tee ]

/ ˌɪn sɪˈkyʊər ɪ ti /

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noun, plural in·se·cu·ri·ties.

lack of confidence or assurance; self-doubt: He is plagued by insecurity.

the quality or state of being insecure; instability: the insecurity of her financial position.

something insecure: the many insecurities of life.

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RELATED WORDS

uncertainty, self-doubt, instability, vulnerability, doubt, hesitancy, indecision, vacillation, precariousness, hazard

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Origin of insecurity

From the Medieval Latin word insēcūritās, dating back to 1640–50. See insecure, -ity

SYNONYMS FOR insecurity

2 precariousness, shakiness, vulnerability.

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Examples from the Web for insecurity

In reality,” Francis said, “theatrical severity and sterile pessimism are often symptoms of fear and insecurity.
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For the first time since that peak of confusion, insecurity, and uncertainty called middle school, I felt truly alone.
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His judgments are not rash or driven by insecurity, fear, and a longing for the past.
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“They are motivated by insecurity, fear, lack of imagination and above all, a lack of flair,” he said.
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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 Behind|Marlow Stern|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a world of insecurity and change it is good to have one bedrock certainty upon which the mind can rest.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Oct. 17, 1917|Various
He talks of a “strange insecurity;” but, upon my word, no insecurity could be half so strange as this assertion of his own.
Cottage Economy|William Cobbett
Especially at the thought of meeting Hamlin again, this sense of insecurity became actual panic.
The Duke of Stockbridge|Edward Bellamy
Now she was just a trifle startled by a feeling of insecurity.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
The quarrelings of its hot youth, the tension of strife and insecurity, the life of alarms it has lived, have aged it.
A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees|Edwin Asa Dix