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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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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