INSECURE


Meaning of INSECURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnsɪkjʊə(r) ]

1.

If you are insecure , you lack confidence because you think that you are not good enough or are not loved.

Most mothers are insecure about their performance as mothers.

≠ confident

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ

• in‧secu‧rity

(insecurities)

She is always assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity...

N-VAR

2.

Something that is insecure is not safe or protected.

...low-paid, insecure jobs...

≠ secure

ADJ

• in‧secu‧rity

Crime creates feelings of insecurity in the population.

N-UNCOUNT

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