as in instability
the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position
the insecurity of the bookcase made it dangerous for a household with small children who like to climb
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Recent Examples of insecurity
The most successful domestic noir and psychological thrillers of recent years have tackled universal anxieties: housing insecurity, financial precarity, isolation in the digital age, the fragility of relationships.
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
It is sometimes perceived that the choice to get aesthetic treatments comes from a place of insecurity.
—Bob Rhatigan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere in the video, Seyfried opened up about experiencing insecurity while on modeling jobs as a child.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The assault on Kennedy’s memory transcends politics and personal insecurities about competing legacies.
—Alexis Coe, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
It is sometimes perceived that the choice to get aesthetic treatments comes from a place of insecurity.
—Bob Rhatigan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere in the video, Seyfried opened up about experiencing insecurity while on modeling jobs as a child.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The assault on Kennedy’s memory transcends politics and personal insecurities about competing legacies.
—Alexis Coe, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insecurity
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“Insecurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insecurity. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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