C1adjective · rare

insecure

insecure · more insecure · most insecure

опасный, небезопасный, неуверенный, ненадёжный

nicht sicher, unsicher

Not secureNot secure.

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UK/ɪnsəˈkjʊə(ɹ)/US/ɪnsəˈkjʊɹ/

» Tom is insecure.

Tom ist unsicher.

Том почувається невпевнено.

Meaning

2 senses

Not secure.
nicht sicher
небезопа́сныйnebezopásnyj, опа́сныйopásnyj, ненадёжныйnenadjóžnyj
Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.
He's a nice guy and all, but seems to be rather insecure around other people.
Imagine being so insecure that you make it against the law for folks to dislike you.
unsicher
неуве́ренныйneuvérennyj

More definitions

lacking self-confidence or assurance
lacking in security or safety
not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
not safe from attack

Examples

106 sentences

Tom is insecure.
Том почувається невпевнено. — deniko
deTom ist unsicher. — Felixjp
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I feel insecure.
Я не почуваюся в безпеці. — deniko
ruЯ не чувствую себя в безопасности. — Wezel
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She felt insecure about her future.
ruУ неё не было уверенности насчёт своего будущего. — Hellerick
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Tom feels insecure about his future.
deTom ist unsicher bezüglich seiner Zukunft. — Sicaria
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I know that Tom is insecure.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

not secure:

not comfortable in certain situations:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

not secure:

not comfortable in certain situations:

Origin

From in- + secure, or from Medieval Latin insēcūrus, itself from in- (“in-, un-, non-”) +

From in- + secure, or from Medieval Latin insēcūrus, itself from in- (“in-, un-, non-”) + sēcūrus (“safe, certain”). Piecewise doublet of unsecure and unsure.

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