Synonyms for Insecurity

Synonyms for "insecurity" (57 found)

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Closest matches (12)

chanciness criticalness danger delicacy desultoriness doubtfulness dubiousness hazard hazardousness infirmity insecureness

Noun(1 words)

exposure

Strong matches (17)

Noun(4 words)

insecureness precariousness precarity self-doubt

insolidity instability insubstantiality peril perilousness precariousness qualm risk riskiness self doubt shakiness shiftiness shiftingness

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

2 entries

anxiety danger

Antonyms

3 entries

security self confidence

Synonyms

2 entries

insecureness self doubt

Related terms

3 entries

insecure insecurely peace of mind

derived

1 entries

food insecurity

derived from

1 entries

insecure

is a

3 entries

anxiety danger emotion

related to

8 entries

confidence danger insecure insecurely security self doubt uncertainty vulnerability

Translations

31 translations across 17 languages.

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Armenian

1 entries

անվստահելիություն noun (lack of confidence in oneself)

Bulgarian

2 entries

несигурност noun (lack of confidence in oneself)
уязвимост noun (state of being subject to danger)

Danish

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usikkerhed noun (lack of confidence in oneself)

Dutch

3 entries

kwetsbaarheid noun (state of being subject to danger)
onveiligheid noun (state of being subject to danger)
onzekerheid noun (lack of confidence in oneself)

Finnish

2 entries

epävarmuus noun (lack of confidence in oneself)
turvattomuus noun (state of being subject to danger)

German

2 entries

Unsicherheit noun (lack of confidence in oneself)
Unsicherheit noun (state of being subject to danger)

Greek

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ανασφάλεια noun (lack of confidence in oneself)
ανασφάλεια noun (state of being subject to danger)

Hindi

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असुरक्षा noun (state of being subject to danger)

Hungarian

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bizonytalanság noun (lack of confidence in oneself)
bizonytalanság noun (state of being subject to danger)

Icelandic

2 entries

óöryggi noun (lack of confidence in oneself)
óöryggi noun (state of being subject to danger)

Irish

2 entries

easpa muiníne noun (lack of confidence in oneself)
neamhshábháilteacht noun (state of being subject to danger)

Japanese

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コンプレックス noun (lack of confidence in oneself)

Polish

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niepewność noun (lack of confidence in oneself)

Portuguese

2 entries

insegurança noun (lack of confidence in oneself)
periculosidade noun (state of being subject to danger)

Russian

3 entries

комплекс noun (lack of confidence in oneself)
небезопасность noun (lack of confidence in oneself)
незащищённость noun (state of being subject to danger)

Swedish

2 entries

osäkerhet noun (state of being subject to danger)
otrygghet noun (lack of confidence in oneself)

Ukrainian

2 entries

невпе́вненість noun (lack of confidence in oneself)
незахи́щеність noun (state of being subject to danger)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Adolescence is often a period of insecurity.

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Often, the difference between what you are and what you want to be causes bad mood and insecurity.

Source: tatoeba (1210027)

Your intolerance reflects your insecurity.

Source: tatoeba (1753680)

Tom does that to hide his insecurity.

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Insecurity