adj.
- Not sure or certain; doubtful: unemployed and facing an insecure future.
- Inadequately guarded or protected; unsafe: A shortage of military police made the air base insecure.
- Not firm or fixed; unsteady: an insecure foothold.
- Lacking stability; troubled: an insecure relationship.
- Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety: had always felt insecure at parties.
insecureness in'se·cure'ness n.
insecurity in'se·cu'ri·ty (-kyʊr'ĭ-tē) n.
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