I feel shy and insecure around strangers. One of the building's rear doors was insecure. The country's borders remain insecure.
Recent Examples on the WebOf course, what the Palace had not expected was that this meek, insecure woman would grow up. Eloise Moran, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2022 Businesses are raising their cybersecurity budgets but continue to feel insecure. Mike Quinn, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The presentation showed that 92 percent of employee computers had security software installed — without mentioning that those installations determined that a third of the machines were insecure, according to the complaint. Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 The presentation showed that 92% of employee computers had security software installed - without mentioning that those installations determined that a third of the machines were insecure, according to the complaint. Joseph Menn, Elizabeth Dwoskin And Cat Zakrzewski, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022 Their quests are fueling a cottage industry of headshot photographers who offer facial-expression coaching and promise to help even the most insecure subjects look and feel great. Callum Borchers, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 In contrast, leaders who are insecure view employees, partners and even customers as threats or competition, putting up walls, reacting and speaking defensively and foregoing collaboration. Andrew Rains, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 But this has left many workers in a tremendously insecure situation. Sarah Todd, Quartz, 25 July 2022 By regularly utilizing your VPN, reduce the dangers of visiting insecure websites, particularly those without an HTTPS extension.The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin insecurus, from Latin in- + securus secure