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How to pronounce insecure in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms unsafe
Derivation insecureness, insecurity


his fortune was increasingly insecure.
an insecure future.
Type Words
Synonyms unsafe
Derivation insecureness, insecurity
Type Words
Derivation insecureness, insecurity


an insecure person lacking mental stability.
Type Words


the hinge is insecure.

Examples of insecure

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However, MWR InfoSecurity feels the mobile phone industry is generally insecure.
From the guardian.co.uk
I was inexperienced, insecure and shy, but raging hormones got the better of me.
From the independent.co.uk
Carrying large amounts of cash around, or storing it under the bed, is insecure.
From the economist.com
The performers sing and dance well, reflecting vibrant but insecure adolescence.
From the dispatch.com
We're insecure and anxious when we realize we might lose something that we need.
From the abcnews.go.com
He's probably insecure about a lot of things and I can certainly relate to that.
From the independent.co.uk
When you're insecure, it's hard to even accept a compliment, no less believe it.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
Since then Kim Dynasty felt insecure and started to develop the nuclear program.
From the economist.com
She also knew that a dancer's career, like an athlete's, was insecure and short.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; "the hinge is insecure"
  • Lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"
  • Lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability"
  • Not safe from attack
  • (insecurely) in a tentative and self-conscious manner; "she always acts very insecurely in the presence of her father"
  • (insecureness) the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety
  • (insecurity) the state of being subject to danger or injury
  • (insecurity) the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
  • Not secure; Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations