INSECURITY

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INSECURITY

ˌɪnsɪˈkjɔːrɪti,ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərɪti/

noun

noun: insecurity; plural noun: insecurities

1. 1.

   uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence.

   "she had a deep sense of insecurity"

   synonyms:

   lack of confidence, lack of self-confidence, self-doubt, diffidence, unassertiveness, humility, humbleness, meekness, timidity, timidness, timorousness, uncertainty, nervousness, hesitancy, inhibition, self-consciousness; More anxiety, apprehension, worry, unease, uneasiness "he tried to conceal his insecurity" vulnerability, defencelessness, unguardedness, lack of protection, perilousness, peril, danger, riskiness; instability, fragility, frailty, shakiness, rockiness, unsteadiness, unreliability, tenuousness; informalchanciness, iffiness; informaldodginess "we were conscious of the insecurity of our situation"

2. 2.

   the state of being open to danger or threat; lack of protection.

   "growing job insecurity"

   synonyms:

   unstable, unsecured, loose, rickety, rocky, wobbly, shaky, unsteady, precarious; More unsubstantial, weak, flimsy, frail, fragile, spindly, decrepit, unsound, unsafe; informaljerry-built, teetery; informalwonky, dicky, dodgy "an insecure footbridge"

   antonyms:

   secure, stable