Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being insecure or unsafe; liability to give way, be lost, or become unsafe or fraught with danger; want of secureness or stability; instability; liability to damage or loss: as, the insecurity of a staircase or of a foundation.
- noun Lack of assurance or confidence, especially in regard to one's safety, or the security or stability of something; apprehensiveness of change, loss, or damage; doubt; uncertainty: as, a feeling of insecurity pervaded the community.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The condition or quality of being insecure; lack of safety; danger; hazard
- noun The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; lack of confidence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A lack of
security ,uncertainty - noun The state of being subject to
danger ;vulnerability
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
- noun the state of being subject to danger or injury
Etymologies
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Examples
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– Your insecurity is your strength: use it to your advantage (Zen saying).
Search Me « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2007
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Taxing Microsoft software insecurity is a bad, if not silly idea.
Various Articles, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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A different take on middle-class insecurity is given by Slate's Daniel Gross, who notes the consequences of the erosion of corporate benefits (what I call disintermediation).
Escalation of Income, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Unfortunately, general insecurity is being felt worldwide on many levels.
Concern for MX Govt 2009
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The net effects of the combination of a growing sense of long-term insecurity and the demonstration effects of a fallen fellow autocracy may be those akin to a run on the bank, with agents rushing to cash in their political investments in the regime, quickening the collapse of the regime's authority.
Beijing and the Arab Revolt Bret Stephens 2011
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Sub-Saharan Africa, despite its long history of food insecurity, is one place where yields could increase dramatically; agricultural basics such as good seed and fertilizer would go far in a region that the green revolution bypassed.
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I think it's sad that the insecurity is sooo deeep.
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Software insecurity is a business risk and cost, not something which can be regulated or taxed.
Various Articles, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Pandering to people's insecurity is the worst imaginable nanny-stateism. blog comments powered by Disqus publicola nerds
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Sub-Saharan Africa, despite its long history of food insecurity, is one place where yields could increase dramatically; agricultural basics such as good seed and fertilizer would go far in a region that the green revolution bypassed.
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Political theorist Mark Neocleous points out that the word insecurity arises around the genesis of capitalism in the 17th century, so it’s a distinctly modern concept.
Capitalism, the Insecurity Machine: A Conversation with Astra Taylor - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly Astra Taylor 2023
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