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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-insecurity.wav [US] Forms: insecurities [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin īnsēcūritās. By surface analysis, insecure + -ity. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la-med|īnsēcūritās}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin īnsēcūritās, {{surf|en|insecure|-ity}} By surface analysis, insecure + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} insecurity (countable and uncountable, plural insecurities)
  1. A lack of security; uncertainty. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: insecureness
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  2. A lack of security; uncertainty.
    A lack of confidence in oneself.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: insecureness, insecureness, self-doubt, incertitude [formal] Translations (lack of confidence in oneself): անվստահելիություն (anvstaheliutʻyun) (Armenian), несигурност (nesigurnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), usikkerhed (Danish), onzekerheid (Dutch), epävarmuus (Finnish), Unsicherheit (German), ανασφάλεια (anasfáleia) [feminine] (Greek), bizonytalanság (Hungarian), óöryggi [neuter] (Icelandic), easpa muiníne [feminine] (Irish), コンプレックス (konpurekkusu) (Japanese), niepewność [feminine] (Polish), insegurança [feminine] (Portuguese), небезопасность (nebezopasnostʹ) (Russian), комплекс (kompleks) [masculine] (Russian), otrygghet [common-gender] (Swedish), невпе́вненість (nevpévnenistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-insecurity-en-noun-b5ug7wTe Disambiguation of 'lack of confidence in oneself': 14 71 14
  3. A lack of security; uncertainty.
    The state of being subject to danger (physical, economic, or otherwise).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: insecureness, exposure, insecureness, precariousness, precarity, vulnerability Related terms (danger): peace of mind [contrastive] Translations (state of being subject to danger): уязвимост (ujazvimost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), onveiligheid [feminine] (Dutch), kwetsbaarheid (Dutch), turvattomuus (Finnish), Unsicherheit [feminine] (German), ανασφάλεια (anasfáleia) [feminine] (Greek), असुरक्षा (asurakṣā) [feminine] (Hindi), bizonytalanság (Hungarian), óöryggi [neuter] (Icelandic), neamhshábháilteacht [feminine] (Irish), periculosidade [feminine] (Portuguese), незащищённость (nezaščiščónnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), osäkerhet [common-gender] (Swedish), незахи́щеність (nezaxýščenistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bioinsecurity, food insecurity Related terms: insecure, insecurely

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      "word": "otrygghet"
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      "word": "turvattomuus"
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      "sense": "state of being subject to danger",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "word": "असुरक्षा"
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      "word": "neamhshábháilteacht"
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