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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insecurity \In`se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl {Insecurities}. [Pref. in- not + security : cf LL insecuritas F. insecurite.] 1. The condition or quality of being insecure; want of safety; danger; hazard; as the insecurity of a building liable to fire; insecurity of a debt. 2. The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; want 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: insecurity n 1: the state of being subject to danger or injury [ant: {security}] 2: the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
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