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unsecurity

unsecurity is the alternative form of insecurity.

Meaning of insecurity

Noun

insecurity (countable and uncountable, plural insecurities)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    insecureness
    Antonyms:
    security
    1. A lack of confidence in oneself.
    2. The state of being subject to danger (physical, economic, or otherwise).
      • economic insecurity

Questions about unsecurity

What is unsecurity the alternative form of?
Unsecurity is the alternative form of insecurity.

Words near unsecurity in the dictionary

  1. unsecureness
  2. unsecures
  3. unsecuring
  4. unsecuritised
  5. unsecuritized
  6. unsecurity
  7. unsedate
  8. unsedated
  9. unsedately
  10. unsedentary
  11. unsedimented

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unsecurity (page history and authors); insecurity (page history and authors). 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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