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单词 insecurity
释义
insecurity
noun
uk
/ˌɪn.sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/us
/ˌɪn.səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/

insecuritynoun(LACK OF CONFIDENCE)

C2[CorU]
afeelingoflackingconfidenceand not beingsureofyourownabilitiesor of whetherpeoplelike you :
asense/feelingofinsecurity
She haddevelopedanoutgoingpersonalitytomaskherdeepinsecurities.
More examples
  • Hiscruelsarcasmplayson people'sdeepestinsecurities.
  • Ourresponsemust not bedistortedbybaseemotionsof insecurity,angerorrevenge.
  • His insecurity haskepthim from having thesuccesshedeserves.
  • Teenage insecurities can becrippling.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Doubt & ambivalence
  • ambivalence
  • ambivalent
  • ambivalently
  • askance
  • be in two mindsidiom
  • have a foot in both campsidiom
  • haw
  • hem
  • hem and hawidiom
  • hum and hawidiom
  • nonplussed
  • quandary
  • rudderless
  • shades of greyidiom
  • shilly-shally
  • wary
  • waver
  • wavering
  • wishy-washy
  • wobble
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Uncertainty

insecuritynoun(LACK OF SAFETY)

[U]
thequalityof not beingsafeorstrong:
the insecurity of thelockson thewindows
financialinsecurity
See
insecure
More examples
  • Manypeopleliveinterrorofeconomicinsecurity.
  • Thecountryisplaguedby insecurity, withcrimerampant.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unsafe and insecure
  • appealingly
  • at stakeidiom
  • be on the lineidiom
  • day
  • in the firing lineidiom
  • indefensible
  • insecure
  • insecurely
  • jeopardy
  • shaky
  • sketchy
  • someone's/something'sdays are numberedidiom
  • stake
  • struggle
  • threat
  • threatened
  • tippy
  • unbalanced
  • unstable
  • unsupervised
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(Definition ofinsecurityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

insecurity| American Dictionary

insecurity
noun
us
/ˌɪn·sɪˈkjʊər··t̬i/

insecuritynoun(FEELING OF NOT BEING SAFE)

[U]
afeelingof not beingfixedorsafe:
Theyexperiencedeconomicinsecurityduetounemployment.

insecuritynoun(FEELING OF NOT BEING CONFIDENT)

[C]
afeelingof not beingconfident:
Ithinkhe'stryingtodealwith hisfearsand insecurities.
(Definition ofinsecurityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinsecurity

insecurity
When children are old enough to understand the potential consequences of drug involvement, they must deal with theinsecurityof possibly losing their parents.
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To explore further the relationship between the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents andinsecurity, a binary logistic regression model was calibrated.
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Rivalrous relationships are distinct from other dyadic associations inasmuch as violence exacerbates mutual insecurities that already run deep.
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Given the development and growth of the welfare state, social security has become the main means of protecting individuals from poverty andinsecurity.
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These deficits in reflective function and awareness accompany feelings of relationalinsecurity, because such unresponsive caregiving also does not provide comfort or ameliorate distress.
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Their sons migrated for reasons of economic hardship and personalinsecurityfollowing political harassment.
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There is no hint that some scholars have questioned the methodology employed in identifying such notions as styles, networks, and linguisticinsecurity.
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Government reforms appear to be creating greater ontologicalinsecurity, even among many of those who will ultimately receive means-tested benefits.
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The issue is complex, controversial, and begs the question of who should have the authority to determine that conditions ofinsecurityhave ceased.
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Perhaps most interesting of all, however, are those cases of conflicting views on performance as opposed toinsecurity.
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Higher maternal depression was associated with higherinsecurity.
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It was speculation bred ofinsecurityand nurtured in ignorance.
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Furthermore, imperialinsecurityimposed new claims on his political loyalties, eliciting a qualitative change in his academic judgements.
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The uncertainties and insecurities of freelancing continued whatever a person's age or experience.
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He is also concerned about theinsecurityof the world germ plasm resources, which are publicly funded but of value to industry.
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Collocationswithinsecurity

insecurity

These are words often used in combination withinsecurity.

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economic insecurity
Rural peoples pursue overlapping and redundant strategies as a hedge againsteconomicinsecurity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
emotional insecurity
In turn, emotional insecurity is hypothesized to be associated with child psychological symptoms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
feeling of insecurity
Here there is afeelingofinsecurity.
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