Emotions / B2

ins-i-KY-oor/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə/

Insecure means not confident, or not safe/fixed: feel insecure; an insecure lock; insecure work. Secure is the opposite (already in the dictionary). Candidates felt insecure about oral grades. Psychology and safety. Mix-up: insurance is the policy (already in the dictionary).

Meaning

Not confident; also not safe or not firmly fixed.

Examples

• “Candidates felt insecure about oral grades after the recording failed.”
• “An insecure fastening failed in the wind-tunnel test, which is the physical sense.”

Good to know

feel insecure about; insecure work / housing / lock. Opposite: secure. Noun: insecurity. Pastoral, labour, and engineering.

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