Adjective: insecure ,in-si'kyûr
- Lacking self-confidence or assurance
"an insecure person lacking mental stability"
- Lacking in security or safety
"an insecure future"; "his fortune was increasingly insecure";
- unsafe
- Not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
"the hinge is insecure"
- Not safe from attack
"The insecure website was vulnerable to hacking";
- unsafe
See also: dangerous, out on a limb, overanxious, precarious, shaky, unassured, unfixed, unguaranteed, unprotected, unsafe, unsecured, vulnerable
Antonym: secure
Encyclopedia: Insecure