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▪ I. insecure, a.|ɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r)|
[ad. med.L. insecūr-us, f. in- (in-3) + secūrus secure.]
Not secure.
1. Not sure; wanting assurance, confidence, or certainty; uncertain; without certainty of (something).
1649Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. i. ad sect. ii. 23 The holy Virgin could not but know, that Joseph would be troubled with sorrow, and insecure apprehensions concerning her being with childe. a1694Tillotson Serm. (1742) III. 140 Without the providence of God, [we are] continually insecure not only of the good things of this life but even of life itself. 1807Wordsw. White Doe i. 195 But is she truly what she seems? He asks with insecure delight, Asks of himself, and doubts,—and still The doubt returns.
b. spec. in Psychol.
1935F. B. Holmes Exper. Study Fears of Young Children xiii. 278 Karl is very insecure and clings to adults. Ibid. 284 The fearful children were more frequently described as being dependent upon adults for help..and as appearing generally insecure. 1941Pritchard & Ojemann in Jrnl. Exper. Educ. X. 114/1 The term ‘insecurity’ and its correlative ‘desire for security’ appear extensively in child development literature... We need methods by which we can discriminate between the relatively secure and the relatively insecure children. 1947A. T. Jersild Child Psychol. (ed. 3) vii. 271 In a study of children who were rated by their teachers as being ‘insecure’, it was found that such children..exhibited a greater tendency to be apprehensive. 1954A. H. Maslow Motivation & Personality iii. 38 He would not have taken this attitude unless he felt rejected and disliked (insecure). 1960R. D. Laing Divided Self iii. 44 The ontologically insecure person is preoccupied with preserving rather than gratifying himself. Ibid. 45 Three forms of anxiety encountered by the ontologically insecure person. 1967M. Argyle Psychol. Interpersonal Behaviour i. 29 Individuals who are ‘insecure’, i.e. uncertain about how to evaluate themselves, are particularly anxious to receive approval from others. Ibid. vii. 126 Adolescents, who have only just formed a tentative self-image, are particularly sensitive to the reactions of others, and are ‘insecure’ in this sense. 1969W. Mayer-Gross et al. Clin. Psychiatry (ed. 3) xi. 640 Any sudden change..may produce an emotional crisis, especially in the insecure or over-sensitive child.
2. Unsafe; exposed to danger; not firm; liable to give way, fail, or be overcome.
1654H. L'Estrange Chas. I (1655) 56 So in-secure did overmuch security make them. 1706Phillips, Insecure, that is not secure, or out of Danger, unsafe. a1808Hurd (T.), Am I going to build on precarious and insecure foundations? 1849Macaulay Hist. Eng. ix. II. 406 The insecure and agitated life of a conspirator. 1860Tyndall Glac. i. x. 66 The ice on the edge..was loose and insecure. 1885S. Cox Expos. Ser. i. vi. 81 Outside the defenced cities life and property were insecure.
Hence inseˈcureness (Bailey vol. II, 1727).
▪ II. † inseˈcure, v. Obs. rare.
[f. prec. adj.]
trans. To render insecure.
1649Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. ix. §45 A recession from our hopes, and an insecuring our condition. 1675Penn Eng. Pres. Interest Disc. 39 They insecure themselves by making their Friends to be their Enemies. |