insecure
/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊr/
adjective
- Not confident or sure about yourself; feeling uncertain or anxious about your own worth or abilities.
- She felt insecure about her presentation and practiced it many times.
- Many teenagers feel insecure when they start a new school.
- He is insecure about his height and often slouches to seem shorter.
- Not safe or protected; likely to fail, be lost, or be harmed.
- The old bridge was declared insecure and closed to traffic.
- Using a simple password makes your online account insecure.
- They lived in an insecure neighborhood where theft was common.
- Not firmly fixed or attached; likely to move or fall.
- The ladder felt insecure because one of its legs was loose.
- She tightened the insecure bolt on the chair before sitting down.
- The insecure shelf collapsed under the weight of the books.