Insecure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way

lacking in security or safety

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪnsᵻkjˈʊɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊəɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌɪnsᵻkjˈʊɹ/.

Examples

the hinge is insecure
his fortune was increasingly insecure
an insecure future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unsafe

Antonyms

secure

Parts of Speech

adjective	not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way “the hinge is insecure”
adjective	lacking in security or safety “his fortune was increasingly insecure”
adjective	lacking self-confidence or assurance “an insecure person lacking mental stability”
adjective	not safe from attack

Word Forms

insecureness	noun	the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety
insecurity	noun	the state of being subject to danger or injury

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsicher

nicht fest oder fest fixiert; wahrscheinlich scheitern oder nachgeben

🇫🇷French

précaire

pas ferme ou fermement fixé ; susceptible d'échouer ou de céder

🇪🇸Spanish

inseguro

no firme o firmemente fijado; probable que falle o ceda

🇮🇹Italian

insicuro

non fermo o saldamente fissato; rischia di fallire o cedere

🇳🇱Dutch

onzeker

niet stevig of stevig bevestigd; waarschijnlijk zal mislukken of bezwijken

🇵🇹Portuguese

inseguro

não firme ou firmemente fixado; provavelmente falhará ou cederá

🇷🇺Russian

ненадежный

не прочно или прочно зафиксировано; скорее всего, потерпит неудачу или уступит дорогу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असुरक्षित

दृढ़ या मजबूती से स्थिर नहीं; असफल होने या रास्ता देने की संभावना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিরাপদ

দৃঢ় বা দৃঢ়ভাবে স্থির নয়; ব্যর্থ হওয়ার বা পথ দেওয়ার সম্ভাবনা

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதுகாப்பற்ற

உறுதியாக அல்லது உறுதியாக இல்லை; தோல்வியடைய அல்லது வழி கொடுக்க வாய்ப்பு உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

అభద్రత

గట్టిగా లేదా దృఢంగా స్థిరంగా లేదు; విఫలమయ్యే లేదా దారి ఇచ్చే అవకాశం ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

असुरक्षित

घट्ट किंवा घट्टपणे स्थिर नाही; अयशस्वी होण्याची किंवा मार्ग देण्याची शक्यता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસુરક્ષિત

નક્કર અથવા નિશ્ચિતપણે નિશ્ચિત નથી; નિષ્ફળ જવાની અથવા માર્ગ આપવાની શક્યતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸುರಕ್ಷಿತ

ದೃಢವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ; ವಿಫಲಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ದಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆಯಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അരക്ഷിതാവസ്ഥ

ഉറച്ചതോ ഉറച്ചതോ അല്ല; പരാജയപ്പെടാനോ വഴിമാറാനോ സാധ്യതയുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ

ਪੱਕਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੱਕਾ ਨਹੀਂ; ਅਸਫਲ ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਹ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر محفوظ

مضبوط یا مضبوطی سے مقرر نہیں؛ ناکام ہونے یا راستہ دینے کا امکان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不安全感

不牢固或固定不牢固；可能会失败或屈服

🇯🇵Japanese

不安な

しっかりと固定されていない、またはしっかりと固定されていない。失敗するか道を譲る可能性が高い

🇰🇷Korean

불안정한

확고하지 않거나 단단히 고정되어 있지 않습니다. 실패하거나 포기할 가능성이 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không an toàn

không cố định hoặc cố định chắc chắn; có khả năng thất bại hoặc nhường đường

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ปลอดภัย

ไม่มั่นคงหรือยึดติดแน่น มีแนวโน้มที่จะล้มเหลวหรือหลีกทาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

merasa tidak aman

tidak kokoh atau kokoh; kemungkinan besar akan gagal atau menyerah

🇲🇾Malay

tidak selamat

tidak kukuh atau tetap kukuh; berkemungkinan gagal atau memberi laluan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير آمن

ليست ثابتة أو ثابتة بقوة؛ من المحتمل أن تفشل أو تفسح المجال

🇮🇷Persian

ناامن

محکم یا محکم ثابت نیست. احتمال شکست یا تسلیم شدن وجود دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

güvensiz

sağlam veya sıkı bir şekilde sabitlenmemiş; başarısız olması veya yol vermesi muhtemel

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא בָּטוּחַ

לא יציב או קבוע היטב; צפוי להיכשל או להתפנות

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