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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Insecure \In`se*cure"\, a.
     1. Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence;
        distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With sorrow and insecure apprehensions. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe;
        unstable; exposed to danger or loss. --Bp. Hurg.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The trade with Egypt was exceedingly insecure and
              precarious.                           --Mickle.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Insecure \In`se*cure"\, a.
     1. Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence;
        distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.
  
              With sorrow and insecure apprehensions. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
  
     2. Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe;
        unstable; exposed to danger or loss. --Bp. Hurg.
  
              The trade with Egypt was exceedingly insecure and
              precarious.                           --Mickle.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  insecure
       adj 1: not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; "the
              hinge is insecure" [ant: secure]
       2: lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly
          insecure"; "an insecure future" [syn: unsafe] [ant: secure]
       3: lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person
          lacking mental stability" [ant: secure]
       4: not safe from attack [syn: unsafe]
       5: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high
          risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much
          can't help being risky"; "speculative business
          enterprises" [syn: bad, risky, high-risk, speculative]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  insecure
     a.
     1 Not secure.
     2 Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  insecure
     a.
     1 Not secure.
     2 Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  insecure
     a.
     1 Not secure.
     2 Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  insecure
     a.
     1 Not secure.
     2 Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  insecure
     Englanti a.
     1 epävarma, epäluotettava
     2 turvaton

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  insecure
     Engelska a.
     osäker

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Insecure /ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊə/
  غير آمن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  insecure //ɪnsəˈkjɔɹ// //ɪnsəˈkjɔː(ɹ)// //ɪnsəˈkjɝ// //ɪnsəˈkjʊə(ɹ)// //ɪnsəˈkjʊɹ// 
  1. несигурен
  not comfortable in certain situations
  2. несигурен, опасен
  not secure

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  insecure /ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊə/ 
  riskantní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  insecure /ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊə/ 
  nechráněný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  insecure /ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊə/ 
  nejistý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  insecure /ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊə/
   [completely] haltlos 
           Note: Mensch
     Synonyms: disoriented, adrift, floundering
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  insecure /ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊə/
  unsicher, gefährdet 
           Note: Sache
        "an insecure job"  - ein unsicherer Arbeitsplatz, ein gefährdeter Arbeitsplatz
     Synonym: at-risk
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  insecure /ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊə/
  
  ανασφαλής

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  insecure //ɪnsəˈkjɔɹ// //ɪnsəˈkjɔː(ɹ)// //ɪnsəˈkjɝ// //ɪnsəˈkjʊə(ɹ)// //ɪnsəˈkjʊɹ// 
  1. epävarma
  not comfortable in certain situations
  2. epäluotettava, epävarma, turvaton
  not secure

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  insecure /ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊə/ 
  1. असुरक्षित
        "Tom feels insecure when his parents are not around."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  insecure /ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊə/
  nepouzdan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  insecure /ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊə/
  1. veszélyes
  2. bizonytalan
  3. megbízhatatlan
  4. nem biztos

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  insecure /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə/ 
    niepewny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  insecure /ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊə/
  inseguro

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  insecure //ɪnsəˈkjɔɹ// //ɪnsəˈkjɔː(ɹ)// //ɪnsəˈkjɝ// //ɪnsəˈkjʊə(ɹ)// //ɪnsəˈkjʊɹ// 
  1. otrygg
  not comfortable in certain situations
  2. osäker
  not secure

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  insecure /ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊə/
  1. emniyetsiz, sağlam olmayan, garantili olmayan, tehlikeli
  2. endişeli. insecurely  emin olmayarak, sağlam vaziyette olmayarak. insecurity  emniyetsizlik.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɪnsəkjɝ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  70 Moby Thesaurus words for "insecure":
     afraid, anxious, apprehensive, dangerous, desultory, dickey,
     disconcerted, doubtful, dubious, exposed, fearful, flimsy,
     fluctuant, frail, hazardous, hesitant, in suspense, infirm,
     insubstantial, jumpy, nervous, open, perilous, precarious,
     provisional, questioning, rickety, risky, rocky, rootless, shaky,
     shifting, shifty, slippery, temporary, tentative, ticklish,
     tottery, treacherous, unassured, uncertain, uncomfortable,
     unconfident, undefended, undependable, unfaithworthy, unguarded,
     unhealthy, unnerved, unpredictable, unprotected, unreliable,
     unsafe, unselfassured, unselfconfident, unselfreliant, unsolid,
     unsound, unstable, unsteadfast, unsteady, unsubstantial, unsure,
     untrustworthy, vacillating, vulnerable, wavering, weak, wobbly,
     worried
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 不安全的,不牢靠的,不坚固的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 不安全的,不牢靠的,不坚固的,不稳定的

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