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Webster 1913 Edition
Insecurity
Inˊse-cu′ri-ty
,Noun.
pl.
Insecurities
(#)
. [Pref.
in-
not + security
: cf. LL. insecuritas
, F. insecurite
.] 1.
The condition or quality of being insecure; lack of safety; danger; hazard;
as, the
insecurity
of a building liable to fire; insecurity
of a debt.2.
The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; lack of confidence.
With what
insecurity
of truth we ascribe effects . . . unto arbitrary calculations. Sir T. Browne.
A time of
insecurity
, when interests of all sorts become objects of speculation. Burke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Insecurity
INSECU'RITY
,Noun.
1.
Uncertainty. With what insecurity of truth we ascribe effects or unseen causes.2.
Want of safety; danger; hazard; exposure to destruction or loss; applied to things; as the insecurity of a building exposed to fire; the insecurity of a debt.Definition 2024
insecurity
insecurity
English
Noun
insecurity (plural insecurities)
- A lack of security, uncertainty
- The state of being subject to danger; vulnerability
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lack of security, uncertainty
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vulnerability
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