insecure

CEFRB1

/ɪnsəˈkjʊə(ɹ)/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not confident, safe, or protected.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

Examples

  • She felt insecure about her children's future.

  • Tom is very insecure and needs constant reassurance and approval.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Not secure.

More examples

In context

  • She felt insecure about her future.

  • 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.

Antonyms

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The ladder felt blank because one of its legs was broken and it wobbled dangerously.

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Origin

adjective

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