Insecurity

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A lack of security, uncertainty
  • n. The state of being subject to danger; vulnerability
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The condition or quality of being insecure; lack of safety; danger; hazard
  • n. The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; lack of confidence.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state of being insecure or unsafe; liability to give way, be lost, or become unsafe or fraught with danger; want of secureness or stability; instability; liability to damage or loss: as, the insecurity of a staircase or of a foundation.
  • n. Lack of assurance or confidence, especially in regard to one's safety, or the security or stability of something; apprehensiveness of change, loss, or damage; doubt; uncertainty: as, a feeling of insecurity pervaded the community.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
  • n. the state of being subject to danger or injury
  • Antonym
    security   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    anxiety   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    danger    hazard    uncertainty    insecureness   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    immaturity    maturity    purity   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts