insecure

Meaning

1. Not secure.
2. Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

Synonyms

unsafe

uncertain

shaky

unsteady

unstable

precarious

rather dangerous

unreliable

infirm

doubtful

loose

weak

weakly

unassured

frail

not strong

rickety

dangerous

iffy

fragile

not firm

small

speculative

unassertive

undecided

undependable

uneasy

unestablished

unfixed

unguaranteed

unsettle

unsound

unsure

unverifiable

afraid to act

incertain

self-doubting

unobjective

unchancy

wobbly

accident-prone

afraid

anxious

chancy

changeable

debatable

diffident

disconcert

disturbed

equivocal

Translations

inseguro

inseguro

malsicuro

ανασφαλής

unsicher

incertain

emniyetsiz

αβέβαιος

tehlikeli

onzeker

dangereux

peu sûr

schutzlos

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnsəˈkjʊə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From in- + secure, or from Medieval Latin insēcūrus, itself from in- (“in-, un-, non-”) + sēcūrus (“safe, certain”). Piecewise doublet of unsecure and unsure.