Hypertext Webster Gateway: "insecurity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Insecurity \In`se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. {Insecurities}. [Pref. in-
not + security : cf. LL. insecuritas, F. insecurite.]
1. The condition or quality of being insecure; want of
safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building
liable to fire; insecurity of a debt.
2. The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; want of
confidence.
With what insecurity of truth we ascribe effects . .
. unto arbitrary calculations. --Sir T.
Browne.
A time of insecurity, when interests of all sorts
become objects of speculation. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
insecurity
n 1: the state of being subject to danger or injury [ant: {security}]
2: the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and
insecure
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