Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not sure or certain; doubtful.
- adjective Inadequately guarded or protected; unsafe.
- adjective Not firm or fixed; unsteady.
- adjective Lacking stability; troubled.
- adjective Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not secure, firm, or safe; liable to give way; unsafe.
- Not fully assured; not free from apprehension, fear, uncertainty, or doubt; uncertain.
- To make insecure; imperil.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.
- adjective Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
secure . - adjective Not
comfortable orconfident in oneself or in certain situations.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking self-confidence or assurance
- adjective not safe from attack
- adjective not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
- adjective lacking in security or safety
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Lets elaborate on the word insecure, that is something I never used to be.
Word association- POY r-y-r 2004
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Lets elaborate on the word insecure, that is something I never used to be.
Word association- POY r-y-r 2004
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In a sudden change in its plan on inviting Kashmiri separatists to Pakistan has withdrawn its invite to four separatist leaders for a visit to the country and restricted journalists have expressed deep anguish over what they described as insecure conditions for the
WN.com - Articles related to Use agro-textiles to boost yield, Minister tells farmers 2010
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Jamaat seeks Geelani's clarification on biography journalists have expressed deep anguish over what they described as insecure conditions for the
WN.com - Articles related to Priyanka revives grandmother's tradition of holidays in Kashmir 2010
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Jamaat seeks Geelani's clarification on biography journalists have expressed deep anguish over what they described as insecure conditions for the
WN.com - Articles related to Priyanka revives grandmother's tradition of holidays in Kashmir 2010
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Jamat to boycott Hurriyat faction's programmes journalists have expressed deep anguish over what they described as insecure conditions for the
WN.com - Articles related to 'Militants would continue 'war' against Indian forces' 2010
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A delegation of Canadian visitors — host Mary Welsh and two Canadian workers trapped in insecure, low-wage jobs — listens in disbelief.
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The LGCD project looks for communities in insecure areas who are willing to work with local government authorities to implement small-scale infrastructure and community development activities.
David Isenberg: Taliban to PSC: How May We Serve You? David Isenberg 2010
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The LGCD project looks for communities in insecure areas who are willing to work with local government authorities to implement small-scale infrastructure and community development activities.
David Isenberg: Taliban to PSC: How May We Serve You? David Isenberg 2010
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My interpretation of the Welfare statement is that the unemployed are going to be helped by private companies back into work (who will be paid by results) are being lined up to replace the Poles/Eastern Europeans into low wage short term insecure jobs - so you in the north of England are going to have to get on your bikes (buses these days in IDS speak) down south to service the tory classes
A welfare bill for people with straightforward lives | Julia Unwin 2011
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