English-Thai Dictionary

insecure

ADJ ไม่ปลอดภัย  ไม่มั่นคง  afraid unsafe mai-prod-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSECURE

a.[in and secure. ] Not secure; not safe; exposed to danger or loss. Goods on the ocean are insecure. Hay and grain unhoused are insecure. Debts are often insecure.

 

INSECURELY

adv. Without security or safety; without certainty.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INSECURE

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.

 

INSECURELY

INSECURELY In `se *cure "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an insecure manner.

 

INSECURENESS

INSECURENESS In `se *cure "ness, n.

 

Defn: Insecurity.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

insecure

in se cure |ˌinsiˈkyo͝or ˈˌɪnsəˈkjʊ (ə )r | ▶adjective 1 (of a person ) not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious: a top model who is notoriously insecure about her looks | a rather gauche, insecure young man. 2 (of a thing ) not firm or set; unsafe. • (of a job or position ) from which removal or expulsion is always possible. • not firmly fixed; liable to give way or break: an insecure footbridge. • able to be broken into or illicitly accessed: an insecure computer system. DERIVATIVES in se cure ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin insecurus ‘unsafe, ’ from in- ‘not ’ + Latin securus ‘free from care, ’ or from in- 1 ‘not ’ + secure .

 

Oxford Dictionary

insecure

in |se ¦cure |ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə, ˌɪnsɪˈkjɔː | ▶adjective 1 uncertain or anxious about oneself; not confident: a rather gauche, insecure young man | a top model who is notoriously insecure about her looks. 2 (of a thing ) not firm or fixed; liable to give way or break: an insecure footbridge. • not sufficiently protected; easily broken into: an insecure computer system. 3 (of a job or situation ) liable to change for the worse; not permanent or settled. DERIVATIVES insecurely adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin insecurus ‘unsafe ’, from in- ‘not ’ + Latin securus ‘free from care ’, or from in- 1 ‘not ’ + secure .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

insecure

insecure adjective 1 an insecure young man: unconfident, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, hesitant, self-conscious, unassertive, diffident, unforthcoming, shy, timid, retiring, timorous, inhibited, introverted; anxious, fearful, worried; informal mousy. ANTONYMS confident. 2 an insecure railing: unstable, rickety, rocky, wobbly, shaky, unsteady, precarious; weak, flimsy, unsound, unsafe; informal jerry-built. ANTONYMS stable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

insecure

insecure adjective 1 a gauche, rather insecure young man: unconfident, lacking confidence, lacking self-confidence, not self-assured, diffident, self-effacing, self-conscious, unforthcoming, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, self-doubting, hesitant, unassertive, retiring, shrinking, shy, timid, timorous, meek, passive, inhibited, introverted; anxious, fearful, apprehensive, worried, ill at ease; informal mousy. ANTONYMS confident. 2 burglars can gain access through insecure doors and windows: unguarded, unprotected, ill-protected, vulnerable, defenceless, undefended, unshielded, exposed, assailable, open to attack, in danger; unlocked, unbolted, unfastened, unsecured; rare pregnable. ANTONYMS secure. 3 an insecure footbridge: unstable, unsecured, loose, rickety, rocky, wobbly, shaky, unsteady, precarious; unsubstantial, weak, flimsy, frail, fragile, spindly, decrepit, unsound, unsafe; informal jerry-built, teetery; Brit. informal wonky, dicky, dodgy. ANTONYMS secure, stable.

 

French Dictionary

insécure

insécure FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour anxieux, inquiet.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

insecure

in se cure /ɪ̀nsɪkjʊ́ə r /形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〖通例be ～〗【自分自身 (の能力など )について 】自信がない, 不安である «about » (↔secure )▸ feel insecure 不安を感じる, 自信がない .2 〈仕事 投資などが 〉失敗の可能性がある, 不安定な .3 〈建物が 〉しっかりしていない, 崩れやすい, 倒壊の危険がある .～ly 副詞