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insecure [ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə] adj
1. anxious or afraid; not confident or certain 2. not adequately protected an insecure fortress 3. unstable or shaky insecurely adv insecureness n insecurity n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
insecure adjective 1. unconfident, worried, anxious, afraid, shy, uncertain, unsure, timid, self-conscious, hesitant, meek, self-effacing, diffident, unassertive Many women are insecure about their performance as mothers. unconfident secure, confident, assured, certain, decisive 2. unsafe, dangerous, exposed, vulnerable, hazardous, wide-open, perilous, unprotected, defenceless, unguarded, open to attack, unshielded, ill-protected Mobile phones are inherently insecure, as anyone can listen in. unsafe protected, safe, secure 3. unreliable, unstable, unsafe, precarious, unsteady, unsound low-paid, insecure jobs unreliable secure, reliable, stable, firm, sound, steady unreliable Translations insecure [ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊəʳ] ADJ 1. (= not confident) → inseguro to feel insecure → sentirse inseguro he feels insecure about their relationship → se siente inseguro acerca de su relación she feels insecure about sharing her flat with somebody else → le preocupa la idea de compartir el piso con otra persona she is insecure about her performance as a mother → duda de su habilidad como madre 2. (= not secure) [job, position] → poco seguro the hospital faces an insecure future → el hospital se enfrenta a un futuro incierto or poco seguro their lives are insecure → hay mucha inseguridad en sus vidas 4. (= not firm) [door, ladder, load] → poco seguro insecure [ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊər] adj (= unsure of oneself) [person] → peu sûr(e) de soi We often feel insecure → Nous nous sentons souvent peu sûrs de nous. to feel insecure about sth → se sentir peu sûr(e) de soi par rapport à qch [job, profession] → précaire [structure, ladder] → peu solide, peu sûr(e) insecure adj (= uncertain, unsafe) → unsicher; insecure future → ungesicherte Zukunft; if they feel insecure in their jobs → wenn sie sich in ihrem Arbeitsplatz nicht sicher fühlen (= loose) load, ladder → ungesichert insecure [ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊəʳ] adj (structure, lock, door) → malsicuro/a (Psych) (person) → insicuro/a insecure [ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊəʳ] adj (structure, lock, door) → malsicuro/a (Psych) (person) → insicuro/a 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 불확실한 nesaugus nedrošs tidak yakin onzeker usikker, utrygg niepewny inseguro nesigur неуверенный (в себе) neistý negotov nesiguran osäker, otrygg ไม่มั่นคง güvensiz, emniyetsiz 缺乏自信的 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 turvaton 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 不牢固的 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 insecure → غير آمن nejistý usikker unsicher ανασφαλής inseguro epävarma anxieux nesiguran insicuro 不安な 불안한 onzeker utrygg niepewny inseguro неуверенный osäker ไม่มั่นคง güvensiz không an toàn 不安全的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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" But you can't hang a "clew" for murder, and so after that detec- tive had got through and gone home, Tom felt just as insecure as he was before. Hence arose those frequent rebellions against the Romans in Spain, France, and Greece, owing to the many principalities there were in these states, of which, as long as the memory of them endured, the Romans always held an insecure possession; but with the power and long continuance of the empire the memory of them passed away, and the Romans then became secure possessors. Blended with its borders, the gravel walk seemed unsteady and insecure to step on. |
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