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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insecure \In`se*cure"\, a. 1. Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss With sorrow and insecure apprehensions. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss --Bp. Hurg. The trade with Egypt was exceedingly insecure and precarious. --Mickle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: insecure adj 1: not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way "the hinge is insecure" [ant: {secure}] 2: lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future" [syn: {unsafe}] [ant: {secure}] 3: lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental [ant: {secure}] 4: not safe from attack [syn: {unsafe}] 5: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" [syn: {bad}, {risky}, {high-risk}, {speculative}]
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