[ˌɪnsɪˈkjɔː], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not firm or fixed; liable to give way or break
(e.g: an insecure footbridge)

- (of a person) uncertain or anxious about oneself; not confident
(e.g: a rather gauche, insecure young man)


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from medieval Latin insecurus ‘unsafe’, from in- ‘not’ + Latin securus ‘free from care’, or from in- ‘not’ + secure