Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - insecure
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Insecure
insecure
adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin insecurus, from Latin in- + securus secure Date: 1649 1. not confident or sure ; uncertain feeling somewhat ~ of his reception 2. not adequately guarded or sustained ; unsafe an ~ investment 3. not firmly fastened or fixed ; shaky the hinge is loose and ~ 4. a. not highly stable or well-adjusted an ~ marriage b. deficient in assurance ; beset by fear and anxiety always felt ~ in a group of strangers • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun • insecurity noun
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1.
adj. 1 (of a person or state of mind) uncertain; lacking confidence. 2 a unsafe; not firm or fixed. b (of ice, ground, etc.) liable to give way. Derivatives insecurely adv. insecurity n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. небезопасный insecure position —- небезопасное (опасное) положение 2. ненадежный, непрочный insecure ladder —- неустойчивая лестница insecure lock —- ненадежный замок 3. ненадежный, негарантированный; рискованный insecure investment —- ненадежное помещение капитала insecure promises —- нетвердые обещания 4. (of) сомневающийся, неуверенный insecure of the future —- сомневающийся (неуверенный) в будущем ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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of неуверенный, сомневающийся INSECURE adj. 1) небезопасный; опасный 2) ненадежный, неверный; непрочный 3) insecure of the future - неуверенный в будущем - insecure of Syn: see precarious ...Англо-русский словарь
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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 • insecurity (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 • insecurity Crime creates feelings of insecurity in the population. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj 1 not feeling at all confident about yourself, your abilities, your relationships etc (I'd only just started at university and I still felt very shy and insecure.) 2 a job, investment etc that is insecure does not give you a feeling of safety, because it is likely to be taken away or lost at any time (Running a small business is a very insecure occupation.) 3 a building or structure that is insecure is not safe, because it is likely to fall down - insecurity n (Student teachers often suffer from a great sense of insecurity.) - insecurely adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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