Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A lack of security; uncertainty.

  2. A lack of security; uncertainty.

    (countable, uncountable)A lack of confidence in oneself.

    Unsicherheit

    небезопасностьnebezopasnostʹ, комплексkompleks

    невпе́вненістьnevpévnenistʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)The state of being subject to danger (physical, economic, or otherwise).

    economic insecurity

    Unsicherheit

    незащищённостьnezaščiščónnostʹ

    незахи́щеністьnezaxýščenistʹ

    the state of being subject to danger or injury

Examples

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  1. Tom does that to hide his insecurity.

    deDas macht Tom, um seine Unsicherheit zu kaschieren.

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  2. Tom was overcome with insecurity.

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  3. Tom has his own insecurities.

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  4. I am sure of my insecurities.

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  5. Your insecurity comes from your religion.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
lack of confidence in oneself:
state of being subject to danger:
Русский
By meaning 2
lack of confidence in oneself:
state of being subject to danger:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lack of confidence in oneself:

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin īnsēcūritās. By surface analysis, insecure + -ity.

Borrowed from Medieval Latin īnsēcūritās. By surface analysis, insecure + -ity.

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