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insecure

adjective

Lacking self-confidence or assurance

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
NS
Scrabble score
10
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Lacking self-confidence or assurance

    “An insecure person lacking mental stability”

adjective

  1. Lacking in security or safety

    “His fortune was increasingly insecure”

adjective

  1. Not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way

    “The hinge is insecure”

adjective

  1. Not safe from attack

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Example Sentences

An insecure person lacking mental stability
His fortune was increasingly insecure
An insecure future
The hinge is insecure

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