Definition of insecurity in English:

insecurity

nounPlural insecurities ˌɪnsɪˈkjɔːrɪtiˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərɪtiˌɪnsəˈkjʊrədi

mass noun

1Uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence.
she had a deep sense of insecurity
count noun he's plagued with insecurities
Example sentencesExamples
- This insecurity persisted as I entered my teens, and my desire to be thin consumed my life.
- Changing the organization often results in a milieu characterized by defensiveness and feelings of insecurity.
- I want to protect them from the fears and insecurities I went through.
- Both men and women have their various issues, insecurities and annoyances associated with dating.
- But underlying this behavior, in both sexes, is a basic insecurity and real fear of commitment.
- However, what stops many people from continuing an exercise programme that they may have started is discouraging remarks from other people who are trapped by their own insecurities.
- This insecurity could be prompting you to declare eternal love to whomever pays attention to you.
- She uses her verbal loquaciousness as a screen for insecurity.
- There are, nevertheless, fears that arise from the insecurities evident in all groups.
- Fear and insecurity can spoil anything.
- One is unable to share the feeling of insecurity with anyone.
- When confronted by loud people, know that they are hiding their insecurities through intimidation.
- Discussing her insecurity about her looks would also be a sore point.
- The bulk of my problem, she informed me, was not my physical appearance, but my emotional insecurity.
- Let go of fear and insecurity, the sources of abuse.
- Most people, even your managers, are people just like you, with fears and insecurities, hopes and dreams, frustrations and disillusionment.
- I found my relationships with long time friends strengthening after liberating myself from years of secrecy and insecurity.
- His motives, contradictions, and insecurities are on display.
- You can eliminate your insecurities by practicing racing in your workouts.
- I know my guy has insecurities, too, and maybe those are making him date people that aren't perfect.
Synonyms
lack of confidence, lack of self-confidence, self-doubt, diffidence, unassertiveness, humility, humbleness, meekness, timidity, timidness, timorousness, uncertainty, nervousness, hesitancy, inhibition, self-consciousness
anxiety, apprehension, worry, unease, uneasiness
vulnerability, defencelessness, unguardedness, lack of protection, perilousness, peril, danger, riskiness
instability, fragility, frailty, shakiness, rockiness, unsteadiness, unreliability, tenuousness
informal chanciness, iffiness
British informal dodginess
2The state of being open to danger or threat; lack of protection.
growing job insecurity
the insecurity of wireless networks
Example sentencesExamples
- Each year our members do more for less and yet face greater insecurity for the future.
- It is the midst of a recession, and he explains that steel mills are closing down, and there is a lot of job insecurity.
- At the same time, she argues against market proponents who claim simplistically that markets reduce social exclusion and economic insecurity.
- Growing disorder, eruptions of violence and decades of insecurity have accompanied each rebirth of capitalism in the past.
- A number of countries and regions risk becoming caught in a downward spiral of conflict, insecurity and poverty.
- These measures are held to be necessary to discipline labour, to get more productivity and in return give workers insecurity of tenure, lower real wages and poorer working conditions.
- The existence of hunger and food insecurity in a wealthy country like Canada is a result of political decisions.
- Loose, free-floating minds are dangerous - minds free from debt and economic insecurity start to wander and ask questions.
- Insecurity of land tenure militates against long-term conservation of the land resources.
- The insecurity on the streets and roads means that it is increasingly difficult for parents to bring their sick children to the hospital.
- This will potentially transform people's experience of economic and social insecurity into a massive public health problem.
- Access to law is a major factor in economic development because it reduces the level of legal insecurity that often becomes an obstacle to trade and investment.
- The insecurity in Iraq is bad, and it will continue to be bad.
- The situation of anarchy, of institutionalised violence, and of insecurity contributes to worsening the already precarious situation for the people.
- Meanwhile, frustrations over violence and insecurity have been manipulated in such a way that a majority of Jamaicans supports hard-line policing and punishment (including the reactivation of capital punishment).
- Many Israeli immigrants cited the political unrest in the Middle East and the relative insecurity of the region as their primary reason for emigrating.
- Witchcraft remains an important concern for Pimbwe and, in combination with food insecurity, there is general mistrust both within Pimbwe villages and between the two ethnic communities.
- The gloomy prospect of unemployment and poverty, of insecurity and war is frightening us.
- Working people face worsening economic insecurity, and the ranks of the poor continue to swell.
- International chemical companies are refusing to deliver their products because of the insecurity surrounding the currency.
Synonyms
unstable, unsecured, loose, rickety, rocky, wobbly, shaky, unsteady, precarious
unsubstantial, weak, flimsy, frail, fragile, spindly, decrepit, unsound, unsafe
informal jerry-built, teetery
British informal wonky, dicky, dodgy

Definition of insecurity in US English:

insecurity

nounˌinsəˈkyo͝orədēˌɪnsəˈkjʊrədi

1Uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence.
she had a deep sense of insecurity
he's plagued with insecurities
Example sentencesExamples
- Discussing her insecurity about her looks would also be a sore point.
- Changing the organization often results in a milieu characterized by defensiveness and feelings of insecurity.
- One is unable to share the feeling of insecurity with anyone.
- His motives, contradictions, and insecurities are on display.
- But underlying this behavior, in both sexes, is a basic insecurity and real fear of commitment.
- She uses her verbal loquaciousness as a screen for insecurity.
- This insecurity persisted as I entered my teens, and my desire to be thin consumed my life.
- The bulk of my problem, she informed me, was not my physical appearance, but my emotional insecurity.
- There are, nevertheless, fears that arise from the insecurities evident in all groups.
- Let go of fear and insecurity, the sources of abuse.
- Most people, even your managers, are people just like you, with fears and insecurities, hopes and dreams, frustrations and disillusionment.
- Both men and women have their various issues, insecurities and annoyances associated with dating.
- When confronted by loud people, know that they are hiding their insecurities through intimidation.
- I want to protect them from the fears and insecurities I went through.
- Fear and insecurity can spoil anything.
- I found my relationships with long time friends strengthening after liberating myself from years of secrecy and insecurity.
- However, what stops many people from continuing an exercise programme that they may have started is discouraging remarks from other people who are trapped by their own insecurities.
- I know my guy has insecurities, too, and maybe those are making him date people that aren't perfect.
- You can eliminate your insecurities by practicing racing in your workouts.
- This insecurity could be prompting you to declare eternal love to whomever pays attention to you.
Synonyms
lack of confidence, lack of self-confidence, self-doubt, diffidence, unassertiveness, humility, humbleness, meekness, timidity, timidness, timorousness, uncertainty, nervousness, hesitancy, inhibition, self-consciousness
vulnerability, defencelessness, unguardedness, lack of protection, perilousness, peril, danger, riskiness
2The state of being open to danger or threat; lack of protection.
growing job insecurity
the insecurity of wireless networks
Example sentencesExamples
- The gloomy prospect of unemployment and poverty, of insecurity and war is frightening us.
- At the same time, she argues against market proponents who claim simplistically that markets reduce social exclusion and economic insecurity.
- Working people face worsening economic insecurity, and the ranks of the poor continue to swell.
- Access to law is a major factor in economic development because it reduces the level of legal insecurity that often becomes an obstacle to trade and investment.
- Insecurity of land tenure militates against long-term conservation of the land resources.
- A number of countries and regions risk becoming caught in a downward spiral of conflict, insecurity and poverty.
- Each year our members do more for less and yet face greater insecurity for the future.
- This will potentially transform people's experience of economic and social insecurity into a massive public health problem.
- Witchcraft remains an important concern for Pimbwe and, in combination with food insecurity, there is general mistrust both within Pimbwe villages and between the two ethnic communities.
- Loose, free-floating minds are dangerous - minds free from debt and economic insecurity start to wander and ask questions.
- International chemical companies are refusing to deliver their products because of the insecurity surrounding the currency.
- Many Israeli immigrants cited the political unrest in the Middle East and the relative insecurity of the region as their primary reason for emigrating.
- These measures are held to be necessary to discipline labour, to get more productivity and in return give workers insecurity of tenure, lower real wages and poorer working conditions.
- Meanwhile, frustrations over violence and insecurity have been manipulated in such a way that a majority of Jamaicans supports hard-line policing and punishment (including the reactivation of capital punishment).
- It is the midst of a recession, and he explains that steel mills are closing down, and there is a lot of job insecurity.
- The existence of hunger and food insecurity in a wealthy country like Canada is a result of political decisions.
- The situation of anarchy, of institutionalised violence, and of insecurity contributes to worsening the already precarious situation for the people.
- Growing disorder, eruptions of violence and decades of insecurity have accompanied each rebirth of capitalism in the past.
- The insecurity on the streets and roads means that it is increasingly difficult for parents to bring their sick children to the hospital.
- The insecurity in Iraq is bad, and it will continue to be bad.
Synonyms
unstable, unsecured, loose, rickety, rocky, wobbly, shaky, unsteady, precarious

词汇	insecurity
释义	Definition of insecurity in English: insecurity nounPlural insecurities ˌɪnsɪˈkjɔːrɪtiˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərɪtiˌɪnsəˈkjʊrədi mass noun 1Uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence. she had a deep sense of insecurity count noun he's plagued with insecurities Example sentencesExamples This insecurity persisted as I entered my teens, and my desire to be thin consumed my life. Changing the organization often results in a milieu characterized by defensiveness and feelings of insecurity. I want to protect them from the fears and insecurities I went through. Both men and women have their various issues, insecurities and annoyances associated with dating. But underlying this behavior, in both sexes, is a basic insecurity and real fear of commitment. However, what stops many people from continuing an exercise programme that they may have started is discouraging remarks from other people who are trapped by their own insecurities. This insecurity could be prompting you to declare eternal love to whomever pays attention to you. She uses her verbal loquaciousness as a screen for insecurity. There are, nevertheless, fears that arise from the insecurities evident in all groups. Fear and insecurity can spoil anything. One is unable to share the feeling of insecurity with anyone. When confronted by loud people, know that they are hiding their insecurities through intimidation. Discussing her insecurity about her looks would also be a sore point. The bulk of my problem, she informed me, was not my physical appearance, but my emotional insecurity. Let go of fear and insecurity, the sources of abuse. Most people, even your managers, are people just like you, with fears and insecurities, hopes and dreams, frustrations and disillusionment. I found my relationships with long time friends strengthening after liberating myself from years of secrecy and insecurity. His motives, contradictions, and insecurities are on display. You can eliminate your insecurities by practicing racing in your workouts. I know my guy has insecurities, too, and maybe those are making him date people that aren't perfect. Synonyms lack of confidence, lack of self-confidence, self-doubt, diffidence, unassertiveness, humility, humbleness, meekness, timidity, timidness, timorousness, uncertainty, nervousness, hesitancy, inhibition, self-consciousness anxiety, apprehension, worry, unease, uneasiness vulnerability, defencelessness, unguardedness, lack of protection, perilousness, peril, danger, riskiness instability, fragility, frailty, shakiness, rockiness, unsteadiness, unreliability, tenuousness informal chanciness, iffiness British informal dodginess 2The state of being open to danger or threat; lack of protection. growing job insecurity the insecurity of wireless networks Example sentencesExamples Each year our members do more for less and yet face greater insecurity for the future. It is the midst of a recession, and he explains that steel mills are closing down, and there is a lot of job insecurity. At the same time, she argues against market proponents who claim simplistically that markets reduce social exclusion and economic insecurity. Growing disorder, eruptions of violence and decades of insecurity have accompanied each rebirth of capitalism in the past. A number of countries and regions risk becoming caught in a downward spiral of conflict, insecurity and poverty. These measures are held to be necessary to discipline labour, to get more productivity and in return give workers insecurity of tenure, lower real wages and poorer working conditions. The existence of hunger and food insecurity in a wealthy country like Canada is a result of political decisions. Loose, free-floating minds are dangerous - minds free from debt and economic insecurity start to wander and ask questions. Insecurity of land tenure militates against long-term conservation of the land resources. The insecurity on the streets and roads means that it is increasingly difficult for parents to bring their sick children to the hospital. This will potentially transform people's experience of economic and social insecurity into a massive public health problem. Access to law is a major factor in economic development because it reduces the level of legal insecurity that often becomes an obstacle to trade and investment. The insecurity in Iraq is bad, and it will continue to be bad. The situation of anarchy, of institutionalised violence, and of insecurity contributes to worsening the already precarious situation for the people. Meanwhile, frustrations over violence and insecurity have been manipulated in such a way that a majority of Jamaicans supports hard-line policing and punishment (including the reactivation of capital punishment). Many Israeli immigrants cited the political unrest in the Middle East and the relative insecurity of the region as their primary reason for emigrating. Witchcraft remains an important concern for Pimbwe and, in combination with food insecurity, there is general mistrust both within Pimbwe villages and between the two ethnic communities. The gloomy prospect of unemployment and poverty, of insecurity and war is frightening us. Working people face worsening economic insecurity, and the ranks of the poor continue to swell. International chemical companies are refusing to deliver their products because of the insecurity surrounding the currency. Synonyms unstable, unsecured, loose, rickety, rocky, wobbly, shaky, unsteady, precarious unsubstantial, weak, flimsy, frail, fragile, spindly, decrepit, unsound, unsafe informal jerry-built, teetery British informal wonky, dicky, dodgy Definition of insecurity in US English: insecurity nounˌinsəˈkyo͝orədēˌɪnsəˈkjʊrədi 1Uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence. she had a deep sense of insecurity he's plagued with insecurities Example sentencesExamples Discussing her insecurity about her looks would also be a sore point. Changing the organization often results in a milieu characterized by defensiveness and feelings of insecurity. One is unable to share the feeling of insecurity with anyone. His motives, contradictions, and insecurities are on display. But underlying this behavior, in both sexes, is a basic insecurity and real fear of commitment. She uses her verbal loquaciousness as a screen for insecurity. This insecurity persisted as I entered my teens, and my desire to be thin consumed my life. The bulk of my problem, she informed me, was not my physical appearance, but my emotional insecurity. There are, nevertheless, fears that arise from the insecurities evident in all groups. Let go of fear and insecurity, the sources of abuse. Most people, even your managers, are people just like you, with fears and insecurities, hopes and dreams, frustrations and disillusionment. Both men and women have their various issues, insecurities and annoyances associated with dating. When confronted by loud people, know that they are hiding their insecurities through intimidation. I want to protect them from the fears and insecurities I went through. Fear and insecurity can spoil anything. I found my relationships with long time friends strengthening after liberating myself from years of secrecy and insecurity. However, what stops many people from continuing an exercise programme that they may have started is discouraging remarks from other people who are trapped by their own insecurities. I know my guy has insecurities, too, and maybe those are making him date people that aren't perfect. You can eliminate your insecurities by practicing racing in your workouts. This insecurity could be prompting you to declare eternal love to whomever pays attention to you. Synonyms lack of confidence, lack of self-confidence, self-doubt, diffidence, unassertiveness, humility, humbleness, meekness, timidity, timidness, timorousness, uncertainty, nervousness, hesitancy, inhibition, self-consciousness vulnerability, defencelessness, unguardedness, lack of protection, perilousness, peril, danger, riskiness 2The state of being open to danger or threat; lack of protection. growing job insecurity the insecurity of wireless networks Example sentencesExamples The gloomy prospect of unemployment and poverty, of insecurity and war is frightening us. At the same time, she argues against market proponents who claim simplistically that markets reduce social exclusion and economic insecurity. Working people face worsening economic insecurity, and the ranks of the poor continue to swell. Access to law is a major factor in economic development because it reduces the level of legal insecurity that often becomes an obstacle to trade and investment. Insecurity of land tenure militates against long-term conservation of the land resources. A number of countries and regions risk becoming caught in a downward spiral of conflict, insecurity and poverty. Each year our members do more for less and yet face greater insecurity for the future. This will potentially transform people's experience of economic and social insecurity into a massive public health problem. Witchcraft remains an important concern for Pimbwe and, in combination with food insecurity, there is general mistrust both within Pimbwe villages and between the two ethnic communities. Loose, free-floating minds are dangerous - minds free from debt and economic insecurity start to wander and ask questions. International chemical companies are refusing to deliver their products because of the insecurity surrounding the currency. Many Israeli immigrants cited the political unrest in the Middle East and the relative insecurity of the region as their primary reason for emigrating. These measures are held to be necessary to discipline labour, to get more productivity and in return give workers insecurity of tenure, lower real wages and poorer working conditions. Meanwhile, frustrations over violence and insecurity have been manipulated in such a way that a majority of Jamaicans supports hard-line policing and punishment (including the reactivation of capital punishment). It is the midst of a recession, and he explains that steel mills are closing down, and there is a lot of job insecurity. The existence of hunger and food insecurity in a wealthy country like Canada is a result of political decisions. The situation of anarchy, of institutionalised violence, and of insecurity contributes to worsening the already precarious situation for the people. Growing disorder, eruptions of violence and decades of insecurity have accompanied each rebirth of capitalism in the past. The insecurity on the streets and roads means that it is increasingly difficult for parents to bring their sick children to the hospital. The insecurity in Iraq is bad, and it will continue to be bad. Synonyms unstable, unsecured, loose, rickety, rocky, wobbly, shaky, unsteady, precarious
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