insecure

  • 21insecure — in·se·cure .in(t) si kyu̇(ə)r adj characterized by or causing emotional insecurity <an insecure childhood> …

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  • 22insecure — adjective 1》 not confident or assured. 2》 (of a thing) not firm or firmly fixed.     ↘not permanent: insecure employment. 3》 insufficiently protected. Derivatives insecurely adverb insecurity noun (plural insecurities) …

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  • 23insecure — /ɪnsəˈkjuə / (say insuh kyoohuh) adjective 1. exposed to danger; unsafe. 2. not firm or safe: insecure foundations. 3. not free from fear, doubt, etc. {in 3 + secure} –insecurely, adverb …

  • 24insecure — Synonyms and related words: afraid, anxious, apprehensive, dangerous, desultory, dickey, disconcerted, doubtful, dubious, exposed, fearful, flimsy, fluctuant, frail, hazardous, hesitant, in suspense, infirm, insubstantial, jumpy, nervous, open,… …

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  • 25insecure — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Apprehensive] Syn. anxious, hesitant, unsure of oneself, lacking confidence; see timid , troubled 1 , uneasy 1 . 2. [Not safe] Syn. vulnerable, unstable, precarious; see unsafe , weak 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a …

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  • 26insecure — in·se·cure || ‚ɪnsɪ kjÊŠr / kjÊŠÉ™ adj. lacking self confidence; fearful, anxious, uncertain; risky; shaky, unstable …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 27insecure — a. 1. Uncertain, not sure, risky. 2. Uncertain, not confident. 3. Unsafe, unprotected, ill protected, exposed, exposed to risk or danger, in danger. 4. Dangerous, hazardous, perilous. 5. Unstable, infirm, weak, shaking, tottering …

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  • 28insecure — adj 1. unsafe, unsound, unstable, untrustworthy, unreliable; precarious, dangerous, perilous, hazardous, ticklish, risky, chancy, slippery, hanging by a thread, Sl. hairy. 2. vulnerable, open, susceptible, assailable, unprotected, defenseless;… …

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  • 29insecure — in·secure …

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  • 30insecure —   Pa a ole ke kahua. Also: naue, pūlehe, kāpekepeke, kauleina, kuleleiwi, kue o, kūnapa, kaulei, kulana …

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