INSECURE

adj. 1 uncertain, afraid, unsure, unconfident, nervous, worried, anxious, disconcerted, apprehensive, uncomfortable, shaky, jumpy, unnerved, fearful Harry is beginning to feel insecure about his job 2 unsafe, dangerous, unprotected, vulnerable, unguarded, defenceless, undefended, exposed, open The machine-gun position is insecure and will soon be taken 3 unstable, shaky, wobbly, precarious, infirm, weak, flimsy, frail, rickety, unsubstantial, rocky, unsound, unsteady, unreliable, uncertain The structure collapsed because the footings were insecure