Insecurely — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a tentative and self-conscious manner

in a manner involving risk

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪnsᵻkjˈʊɹli/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪnsɪkjˈʊəli/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɪnsᵻkjˈʊɹli/.

Examples

she always acts very insecurely in the presence of her father
our positions here at the university are rather insecurely supported by grant money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

securely

Parts of Speech

adverb	in a tentative and self-conscious manner “she always acts very insecurely in the presence of her father”
adverb	in a manner involving risk “our positions here at the university are rather insecurely supported by grant money”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsicher

vorsichtig und selbstbewusst

🇫🇷French

de manière précaire

d'une manière hésitante et consciente

🇪🇸Spanish

inseguramente

de manera tentativa y consciente de sí misma

🇮🇹Italian

in modo insicuro

in modo provvisorio e consapevole

🇳🇱Dutch

onzeker

op een voorzichtige en zelfbewuste manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

inseguro

de maneira hesitante e autoconsciente

🇷🇺Russian

неуверенно

осторожно и застенчиво

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असुरक्षित

एक अस्थायी और आत्म-जागरूक तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিরাপদভাবে

একটি অস্থায়ী এবং স্ব-সচেতন পদ্ধতিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதுகாப்பற்ற முறையில்

ஒரு தற்காலிக மற்றும் சுய உணர்வு முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసురక్షితంగా

తాత్కాలిక మరియు స్వీయ-చేతన పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

असुरक्षितपणे

तात्पुरते आणि आत्म-जागरूक पद्धतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસુરક્ષિત રીતે

કામચલાઉ અને સ્વ-સભાન રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸುರಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿ

ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ವಯಂ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അരക്ഷിതമായി

താൽക്കാലികവും സ്വയം ബോധമുള്ളതുമായ രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ

ਇੱਕ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਅਤੇ ਸਵੈ-ਚੇਤੰਨ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر محفوظ طریقے سے

عارضی اور خود شعوری انداز میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不安全地

以试探性和自觉的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

不安で

暫定的かつ自意識過剰な態度で

🇰🇷Korean

불안하게

잠정적이고 자의식적인 방식으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không an toàn

một cách ngập ngừng và tự giác

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ปลอดภัย

ในลักษณะเบื้องต้นและประหม่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan tidak aman

dengan cara tentatif dan sadar diri

🇵🇭Filipino

walang katiyakan

sa paraang pansamantala at may kamalayan sa sarili

🇲🇾Malay

tidak selamat

secara tentatif dan sedar diri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل غير آمن

بطريقة مبدئية وواعية للذات

🇮🇷Persian

ناامن

به صورت آزمایشی و خودآگاه

🇹🇷Turkish

güvensizce

geçici ve bilinçli bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

בחוסר ביטחון

בצורה מהוססת ומודעת לעצמה

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