insecure

[US]/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r)/
[UK]/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lacking confidence; uncertain; not safe.

Phrases & Collocations

feeling insecure

Example Sentences

insecure of the future

an insecure computer system.

a rather gauche, insecure young man.

had always felt insecure at parties.

a top model who is notoriously insecure about her looks.

unemployed and facing an insecure future.

He feels insecure about his body, so he wears a shirt at the beach.

But all of that are usually discommodious and insecure to some extent, for example toting, forgetting, losing and peculating and so on.

Real-world Examples

If you feel insecure in any way, get yourself out.

Source: Popular Science Essays

And I assume both might be termed insecure.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

Exactly. And it's a very insecure attachment.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

I can't believe Leonard would be so insecure. Really?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

Insecure touchy laughers, they always need reassurance.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

" Are you telling me we're developing insecure code? "

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

If you are an insecure manager.

Source: Harvard Business Review

But when you're insecure, no amount of external validation can ever make you feel safe.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

10. Quiet Your Insecurities Everybody is insecure about something.

Source: Science in Life

Of course you're insecure about your body.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

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