insecure

in·se·cure  (ns-kyr)

adj.

1. Not sure or certain; doubtful: unemployed and facing an insecure future.

2. Inadequately guarded or protected; unsafe: A shortage of military police made the air base insecure.

3. Not firm or fixed; unsteady: an insecure foothold.

4.

a. Lacking stability; troubled: an insecure relationship.

b. Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety: had always felt insecure at parties.

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inse·curely adv.

inse·cureness n.

inse·curi·ty (-kyr-t) n.

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insecure

Adjective

1. anxious or uncertain

2. not adequately protected: low-paid or insecure employment

3. unstable or shaky

insecurity n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	insecure - not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; "the hinge is insecure" unfixed - not firmly placed or set or fastened secure - not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"
	2.	insecure - lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future" unsafe unprotected - lacking protection or defense dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge" secure - free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
	3.	insecure - lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability" secure, unafraid, untroubled - free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "he was secure that nothing will be held against him"
	4.	insecure - not safe from attack                 unsafe vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"

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insecure

adjective 1. unconfident, worried, anxious, afraid, shy, uncertain, unsure, timid, self-conscious, hesitant, meek, self-effacing, diffident, unassertive << OPPOSITE confident

adjective 2. unsafe, dangerous, exposed, vulnerable, hazardous, wide-open, perilous, unprotected, defenceless, unguarded, open to attack, unshielded, ill-protected << OPPOSITE safe

adjective 3. unreliable, unstable, unsafe, precarious, unsteady, unsound << OPPOSITE secure unreliable,

Translations

insecure [ɪnsɪˈkjuəʳ] adj → inseguro

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insecure [ɪnsɪˈkjuəʳ] adj [person] → anxieux/euse; [job] → précaire; [building etc] → peu sûr(e)

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insecure [ɪnsɪˈkjuəʳ] adj → unsicher

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insecure [ɪnsɪˈkjuəʳ] adj → malsicuro/a; [person] → insicuro/a

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insecure

adj insecure [insiˈkjuə]

1 unsure of oneself or lacking confidence Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure. onseker غَيْر واثِق несигурен nejistý usikker; utryg unsicher ανασφαλής inseguro ebakindel دلواپس epävarma inquiet חֲסַר בִּטָחוֹן अस्थिर, अदृढ़ nesiguran bizonytalan kurang keyakinan óöruggur insicuro 不安な 불안한 nesaugus nedrošs tidak yakin onzeker usikker, utrygg niepewny inseguro nesigur неуверенный (в себе) neistý negotov nesiguran osäker, otrygg ไม่มั่นคง güvensiz, emniyetsiz 不安全的 небезпечний غیر محفوظ، قلت اعتماد کا احساس không an toàn 不安全的

2 not safe or firmly fixed This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock. onveilige غَيْر آمن ، غَيْر مُطْمَئِن необезопасен nepevný ikke sikker unsicher επισφαλής, ασταθής inseguro, que no está fijo, que baila ebakindel ناامن؛ بدون ایمنی hutera peu sûr לא בָּטוּח असुरक्षित nepouzdan nem biztonságos kurang kuat, tidak aman ótraustur instabile 不安定な 위험한, 불안정한 nepatikimas, netvirtas nedrošs; nestabils tidak selamat onveilig, onvast usikker, løs niepewny inseguro şubred ненадёжный neistý, nespoľahlivý nezanesljiv nesiguran inte [] säker, lös ไม่ปลอดภัย sağlam olmayan, emniyetsiz 不可靠的 ненадійний غیر مثبت bấp bênh 不可靠的

adv inseˈcurely

onseker بدون ثِقَه، بدون إطْمِئْنان нездраво nejistě usikkert; utrygt unsicher με ανασφάλεια, επισφαλώς inseguramente ebakindlalt بطور ناامن یا متزلزل epävarmasti sans sécurité בְּצוּרָה לא בְּטוּחָה असुरक्षित रूप से nesigurno bizonytalanul tidak aman án öryggis in modo insicuro 不安定に 불안(정)하게 nesaugiai, netvirtai nedroši dengan tidak selamat onzeker, onveilig, onvast usikkert niepewnie inseguramente în condiţii nesigure ненадёжно neisto negotovo nesigurno osäkert, otryggt อย่างไม่ปลอดภัย güvensizce 不安全地 небезпечно بغیر حفاظت một cách không an toàn 不安全地

n inseˈcurity

onsekerheid عَدَم أمان несигурност nejistota usikkerhed; utryghed die Unsicherheit ανασφάλεια inseguridad ebakindlus ناامنی epävarmuus insécurité חוֹסֶר בִּטָחוֹן असुरक्षा nesigurnost bizonytalanság, biztonsági érzet hiánya perasaan tidak aman óöryggi; óáreiðanleiki insicurezza 不安定 불안정 nesaugumas, nepatikimumas nedrošība ketidakselamatan onzekerheid usikkerhet, utrygghet niepewność insegurança (condiţii de) nesigu­ranţă ненадёжность neistota negotovost neisgurnost osäkerhet, otrygghet ความไม่ปลอดภัย güvensizlik 不安全 небезпечність عدم تحفظ tính không an toàn 不安全