insecurity

Noun

Meaning

The condition or quality of being insecure; want of safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building liable to fire; insecurity of a debt.

The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; want of confidence.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

insecureness self-doubt slipperiness risk chance exposure danger confusion doubt anxiety instability hazard jealousy inhibition insecure
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Antonyms

security self-confidence haven self-defense indemnity serenity
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Hypernyms

danger anxiety

Hyponyms

insecureness

Related terms

insecure insecurely

Phrases with the word

food insecurity housing insecurity computer insecurity social insecurity emotional insecurity

Derivatives

insecurities

Examples

I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger,' and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity. Ben Affleck

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity. Robert A. Heinlein

The psychic task which a person can and must set for himself is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity. Erich Fromm

Western media only intensified the climate of fear and insecurity. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The inescapable fact is that when we build a society based on greed, selfishness, and ruthless competition, the fruits we can expect to reap are economic insecurity at home and international discord abroad. Tommy Douglas

The twenty-first century is, and will remain, the Age of Insecurity. Jonathan Sacks

Close letter words and terms

insecure system insecurely insecureness insecution inseducible insee