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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.
[in and security.] Want of safety, or want of confidence in safety. Seamen in a tempest must be conscious of their insecurity.
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)

  1. A lack of security, uncertainty
  2. The state of being subject to danger; vulnerability

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