Meaning & use
insecure
Lacking confidence or feeling uncertain and anxious about oneself, or not firmly fixed and safe.
See it in a sentence
She felt insecure about her singing voice before the important audition.
The old railing was insecure and wobbled whenever someone leaned on it.
A note on using this word
Insecure most commonly describes emotional self-doubt, but it can also describe a physically unstable object or unsafe system.
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Words with an opposite meaning
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