insecurity

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the state of being subject to danger or injury
    the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure

Word Origin

insecurity (n.)
1640s, from Medieval Latin insecuritas, from insecurus (see insecure). Specific psychological sense is by 1917.

Antonym

Example

1. And some men admit to occasional pangs of insecurity .
2. For the average pakistani , struggling with high food prices , it was simply a harbinger of yet more insecurity .
3. The complexity and dangers of the geopolitical environment increased the difficulty and insecurity of soviet diplomacy .
4. The number one problem kids have growing up is insecurity .
5. Foreign investment must not aggravate local food insecurity .

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