Definition of insecure

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in·se·cure

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) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Not sure or certain; doubtful: unemployed and facing an insecure future.
Inadequately guarded or protected; unsafe: A shortage of military police made the air base insecure.
Not firm or fixed; unsteady: an insecure foothold.
1. Lacking stability; troubled: an insecure relationship.
2. Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety: had always felt insecure at parties.

OTHER FORMS:
inse·curely(Adverb), inse·cureness(Noun), inse·curi·ty (-ky

-t

) KEY (Noun)

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