insecure

Pronunciation: /ɪnsəˈkjʊə(ɹ)/

The English word “insecure” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

Not secure.
Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

Etymology

From in- + secure, or from Medieval Latin insēcūrus, itself from in- (“in-, un-, non-”) + sēcūrus (“safe, certain”). Piecewise doublet of unsecure and unsure.

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