insecurity
insecurity noun: a lack of security; uncertainty.
Noun
insecurity (countable and uncountable, plural insecurities)
- A lack of security; uncertainty.
- They are also more likely to be on freelance or short-term contracts, which can contribute to feelings of financial insecurity and therefore a greater tendency for people to attend work even they are unwell.2020 July 1, Paul Stephen, “Mental health in the workplace”, in Rail, page 51
- Jealousy: It's all the feelings that come over you when you think you're being overlooked by others. It comes from inside, from your insecurities and fears—fear of loss, fear of betrayal, and fear of hurt.2021, Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan, “What is... jealousy?”, in Let's Talk About It, →ISBN, page 189
- Synonyms:
- insecureness
- Antonyms:
- security
- A lack of confidence in oneself.
- The state of being subject to danger (physical, economic, or otherwise).
- economic insecurity
insecurity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
insecurity in Hindi
- state of being subject to danger
- असुरक्षा asurakṣā
insecurity in Tamil
- பாதுகாப்பின்மை, தன்னம்பிக்கை இழப்பு
insecurity in Marathi
- असुरक्षितता, असुरक्षा
insecurity in Urdu
- اندیشہ, بےامنی, ڈر, خطرہ
More languagesFewer languages
- insecurity in Bengali
- অনিরাপত্তা, অনিশ্চয়তা, সংশয়
- insecurity in Telugu
- అభద్రత
- insecurity in Malayalam
- അരക്ഷിതത്വം, അരക്ഷിതബോധം, വെെശസ്ത്രം, അരക്ഷിതാവസ്ഥ
- insecurity in Kannada
- ಅಭದ್ರತೆ, ಅಸುರಕ್ಷಿತತೆ
- insecurity in Punjabi
- ਅਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ
- insecurity in Gujarati
- અસુરક્ષા, અસુરક્ષિતતા
- insecurity in Odia
- ଅସୁରକ୍ଷିତତା, ଅସୁରକ୍ଷା, ନିରାପତ୍ତାହୀନତା
- insecurity in Nepali
- असुरक्षितता
Examples of insecurity in a sentence
- Financial insecurity led to a run on the banks, as customers feared for the security of their savings.
- His ignorance, insecurity, hateful soul and lack of honest experienced associates make him incapable of success.
- They're comfortable in their insecurity to the point where they choose opinions over truth.
Synonyms of insecurity
Antonyms
Forms of insecurity
| plural | insecurities |
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Origin of insecurity
Borrowed from Medieval Latin īnsēcūritās. By surface analysis, insecure + -ity.
Words formed from insecurity
Questions about insecurity
- What does insecurity mean?
- Insecurity means a lack of security; uncertainty.
- What is insecurity in Hindi?
- Insecurity in Hindi is असुरक्षा (asurakṣā). See Insecurity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is insecurity?
- Insecurity is a noun.
- What is the plural of insecurity?
- The plural of insecurity is insecurities.
Words near insecurity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: insecurity (page history and authors); insecurity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); insecurity (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); insecurity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Insecurity (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); insecurity (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); insecurity (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); insecurity (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); insecurity (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); insecurity (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); insecurity (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); insecurity (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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