insecure

Adjective

• Not safe or stable; lacking confidence.
• not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
  • "the hinge is insecure"
• lacking in security or safety
  • "his fortune was increasingly insecure"
  • "an insecure future"
• lacking self-confidence or assurance
  • "an insecure person lacking mental stability"

Adjective Satellite

• not safe from attack

Adj

• Not secure.
• Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

Examples

• He's a nice guy and all, but seems to be rather insecure around other people.
• His opponent felt insecure about the tile draw, fearing a vowel-heavy rack.
• Imagine being so insecure that you make it against the law for folks to dislike you.

Synonyms

unsafe

Antonyms

secure, confident, self-confident

Anagrams of insecure