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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way;
- Example: "the hinge is insecure"

2. lacking in security or safety;
- Example: "his fortune was increasingly insecure"
- Example: "an insecure future"
[syn: insecure, unsafe]

3. lacking self-confidence or assurance;
- Example: "an insecure person lacking mental stability"

4. not safe from attack;
[syn: insecure, unsafe]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Insecure \In`se*cure"\, a.
   1. Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence;
      distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.
      [1913 Webster]

            With sorrow and insecure apprehensions. --Jer.
                                                  Taylor.
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   2. Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe;
      unstable; exposed to danger or loss. --Bp. Hurg.
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            The trade with Egypt was exceedingly insecure and
            precarious.                           --Mickle.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

insecure
    adj 1: not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way;
           "the hinge is insecure" [ant: secure]
    2: lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly
       insecure"; "an insecure future" [syn: insecure, unsafe]
       [ant: secure]
    3: lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person
       lacking mental stability" [ant: secure, unafraid,
       untroubled]
    4: not safe from attack [syn: insecure, unsafe]