Insecurity - English meaning

adjective

Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

Usage examples:

A row of decrepit houses

adjective

Weak and in poor condition, esp. from age or long use

Usage examples:

The town had two decrepit fire trucks that were constantly breaking down.

noun

A false shirt front.

Usage examples:

A white dicky with a black string bow tie

adjective

(of a part of the body, a structure, or a device) not strong, healthy, or functioning reliably.

Usage examples:

A pianist with a dicky heart

adjective

Weak, especially in health, and likely to fail or suffer from problems

Usage examples:

Dicky heart grandad's got a dicky heart.

noun

Modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.

Usage examples:

I say this with some diffidence

noun

The quality of being shy and not confident of your abilities

Usage examples:

The biggest difficulty is overcoming natural british diffidence, there was a diffidence in her soft…

adjective

Dishonest or unreliable.

Usage examples:

A dodgy second-hand car salesman

adjective

Insubstantial and easily damaged.

Usage examples:

A flimsy barrier

noun

A document, especially a copy, made on very thin paper.

Usage examples:

Credit-card flimsies

adjective

(of material) very thin, or (of a structure or object) badly made and weak, and therefore easily broken or destroyed

Usage examples:

A flimsy dress, a flimsy building, they convicted the defendant on very flimsy evidence.

adjective

(of an object) easily broken or damaged.

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Fragile items such as glass and china

adjective

Easily damaged, broken, or harmed

Usage examples:

A fragile piece of metal, their argument showed us just how fragile the teammate relationship can b…

adjective

Easily harmed, damaged, or broken

Usage examples:

The fragile economy is under the pressure of floods at home and rising oil prices abroad., the chan…

adjective

(of a person) weak and delicate.

Usage examples:

His small, frail body

noun

A woman.

Usage examples:

Cosmetic manufacturers will never go out of business because the frails will always want to look li…

adjective

Physically weak, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed

Usage examples:

He’s always in frail health., the shirt is old and frail, and the threads look ready to part.

noun

The quality or state of being hesitant.

Usage examples:

Jackson took advantage of some hesitancy in the defence to rifle in a shot

noun

The good quality of not being proud or not believing that you are important

Usage examples:

He did not want his picture to be displayed, which showed his humbleness., despite the humbleness o…

noun

The quality of having a modest or low view of one's importance.

Usage examples:

He needs the humility to accept that their way may be better

noun

The feeling or attitude that you have no special importance that makes you better than others; lack of pride

Usage examples:

Grandma was a religious woman of deep humility.

noun

A feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.

Usage examples:

The children, at first shy, soon lost their inhibitions

noun

An inability to act naturally, esp. because of a lack of confidence

adjective

Built quickly and badly using cheap materials

adjective

Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached.

Usage examples:

A loose tooth

noun

Loose play.

Usage examples:

He was in powerful form in the loose

verb

Set free; release.

Usage examples:

The hounds have been loosed

noun

The fact or condition of being meek; submissiveness.

Usage examples:

All his best friends make fun of him for his meekness

noun

The quality or state of being nervous.

Usage examples:

There was a trace of nervousness in his voice

adjective

Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

Usage examples:

A precarious ladder

adjective

In danger because not firmly fixed; likely to fall or suffer harm

Usage examples:

I climbed onto a precarious platform to get a better view., the vase was precariously perched on a …

adjective

(of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse.

Usage examples:

We went carefully up the rickety stairs

adjective

Consisting or full of rock or rocks.

Usage examples:

A rocky crag above the village

adjective

Difficult or uncertain

Usage examples:

Their season got off to a rocky start with three straight losses., a rocky path

noun

A person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action.

Usage examples:

Our alienation from our true selves

adjective

(of a trimming or cover) of the same material and colour as the rest of the item.

Usage examples:

A button-through style with self belt

verb

Self-pollinate; self-fertilize.

Usage examples:

A variety that selfs itself loses lots of vigour in the progeny

noun

A feeling of having no confidence in your abilities and decisions

adjective

Shaking or trembling.

Usage examples:

She managed a shaky laugh

adjective

Feeling upset

Usage examples:

This was my fourth time in a plane, but i still felt shaky., it was a shaky marriage from the start…

adjective

Not in good condition or likely to fail

Usage examples:

The government is taking these steps to try to improve the country's shaky economy., too many mortg…

adjective

Long or tall and thin.

Usage examples:

Spindly arms and legs

noun

Lack of courage or confidence.

Usage examples:

She believes everyone can overcome their timidity

noun

The quality of being shy and nervous

Usage examples:

We could not overcome our timidity to say that we loved each other., he said the policy was based o…

noun

The quality of being nervous and without confidence

Usage examples:

He has a touching mixture of timorousness and courage., i was a determined young man who longed to …

noun

The quality of being nervous and without confidence

Usage examples:

He has a touching mixture of timorousness and courage., i was a determined young man who longed to …

noun

The state of being uncertain.

Usage examples:

Times of uncertainty and danger

noun

The feeling of not being sure what will happen in the future

Usage examples:

The rule changes are complicated and cause uncertainty for workers and headaches for employers., at…

adjective

Not safe; dangerous.

Usage examples:

Drinking water in some areas may be unsafe

adjective

Dangerous, or at risk

Usage examples:

The bridge is closed because it’s unsafe., carol feels unsafe in planes.

adjective

(of a loan) made without an asset given as security.

Usage examples:

Do not include the payments you are supposed to make on any unsecured credit such as personal loans…

adjective

Not safe or robust; in poor condition.

Usage examples:

The tower is structurally unsound

adjective

(esp. of activities) not suitable or acceptable

Usage examples:

He was involved in unsound banking practices., the bridge is structurally unsound.

adjective

Likely to give way; not stable.

Usage examples:

The unstable cliff tops

adjective

Not firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last

Usage examples:

It is a poor and politically unstable country., he’s emotionally unstable – you never know how he’l…

adjective

Liable to fall or shake; not steady in position.

Usage examples:

He was very unsteady on his feet

adjective

Moving or changing, or not firm

Usage examples:

She’s been sick, and she’s still a bit unsteady on her feet.

adjective

Having little or no solidity, reality, or factual basis.

Usage examples:

A pretty if unsubstantial cubist composition

adjective

Lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy.

Usage examples:

She was recovering from flu, and was very weak

adjective

Lacking strength or energy, or likely to stop working or break

Usage examples:

After having been so sick, it’s not surprising you still feel weak., that old chair is very weak an…

adjective

Too low or not powerful enough to be successful or effective

Usage examples:

Weak growth/market share/results there was unexpectedly weak growth in corporate output in may., we…

adjective

Tending to move unsteadily from side to side.

Usage examples:

The car had a wobbly wheel

noun

A fit of temper or panic.

Usage examples:

My daughter threw a wobbly when i wouldn't let her play

noun

Popular name for members of industrial workers of the world.

adjective

Not straight; crooked or askew.

Usage examples:

You have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth

adjective

Having or characterized by an enthusiastic or excessive interest in the specialized details of a particular subject or field, especially political policy.

Usage examples:

Wonky political junkies who spend saturday afternoons commenting on blogs

adjective

Weak, unsatisfactory, or not firm

Usage examples:

One of the legs on this chair is a bit wonky., he may have to stop playing tennis because of his wo…