insecurityn.

/ɪnsɪˈkjʊərɪti/

Etymology: < medieval Latin insēcūritās (Du Cange), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + sēcūrus free from care, secure n.²

The quality or condition of being insecure; the opposite of security.

a. The condition of not being sure; want of assurance or confidence; (subjective) uncertainty.

ΚΠ

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. xii. 211 It may be easily perceived with what insecurity of truth we adhere unto this opinion.

b. spec. in Psychology.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > libido > want of confidence > [noun]

insecurity1917

identity crisis1941

1917 B. Glueck & J. E. Lind tr. A. Adler Neurotic Constit. (1921) p. x A sickly girl..in her consciousness of an unusual insecurity leans upon her father and in so doing strives to become superior to her mother.

1932 W. H. Burnham Wholesome Personality ix. 329 The one outstanding condition menacing the mental health of..every youth, is some form of the emotion of fear, if not acute fear, at least a sense of insecurity.

1937 K. Horney Neurotic Personality ii. 36 The inner insecurity expressed in this dependence on others is the second feature that strikes us in neurotics on surface observation.

1942 E. Fromm Fear of Freedom v. 178 The automatization of the individual in modern society has increased the helplessness and insecurity of the average individual.

1942 B. Klopfer Rorschach Technique iii. x. 240 Rorschach signs of insecurity and anxiety, as opposed to signs of a balanced personality structure.

1942 B. Klopfer Rorschach Technique iii. x. 241 Often the language used by the subject..reveals to some extent open insecurity or anxiety.

1969 R. C. Carson Interaction Concepts of Personality ii. 32 Beyond infancy the experience of anxiety..has the character of a drop in self-esteem or an increase in felt insecurity.

1969 I. Stevenson Psychiatric Exam. iv. 62 Insecurity accompanied by a need to impress the examiner..may also lead the patient to bring forth unnecessary details.

1971 G. E. Gardner Emerging Personality iii. vi. 132 First of all, a higher level of anxiety, a greater feeling of insecurity, often appears to beset the nonlearning boy.

a. The state or quality of being unsafe; liability to give way, fail, or suffer loss or damage; want of firmness or safety; an insecure state of affairs, a condition of danger.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > insecurity

ungrithlOE

unsecurity?1591

unsafety1614

insecurity1654

unsafeness1673

1654 H. Hammond Of Fundamentals in Misc. Theol. Wks. (1847) II. 172 The unreasonableness and presumption, the danger and desperate insecurity of those that have not so much as a thought..to advance so far as attrition and contrition.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 29. ⁋7 Reflections on the variableness of fortune, the uncertainty of life, and the insecurity of all human acquisitions.

1822 J. Flint Lett. from Amer. 159 The influx of new settlers is greatly prevented by the insecurity of titles.

1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. i. 42 The insecurity of great prosperity has been the theme of poets and philosophers.

b. with plural. An instance or particular case of this; something insecure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun]

studyinglOE

orrathnessc1175

doubta1225

balance1297

were1303

doubtancec1325

unsickernessc1340

wilsomenessa1400

wonda1400

scriple?a1425

ambiguityc1425

diswerec1440

dubitationc1450

variation?1473

incertainty1483

doubting1486

doubtfulness1526

scrupulousness1526

scruple1548

uncertainty1548

disputation1549

irresolution1592

swithering1597

hesitance1601

incertitude1601

unpersuadedness1612

inassurance1614

hesitancy1617

unsettledness1619

hesitation1622

unsatisfaction1643

unsatisfiedness1646

dubitancy1649

insecurity1649

dispersuasion1653

unassuredness1660

scrupling1665

unconfidencea1670

swither1719

dubietyc1750

mank1808

suspense1816

dubitating1837

doubtingness1840

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > insecurity > instances of

insecurity1649

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. 102 The insecurities and inconveniencies of a strange and new abode are part of the persecution.

1885 S. Cox Expos. 1st Ser. vii. 87 All the insecurities of time.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	insecurity
释义	insecurityn. /ɪnsɪˈkjʊərɪti/ Etymology: < medieval Latin insēcūritās (Du Cange), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + sēcūrus free from care, secure n.² The quality or condition of being insecure; the opposite of security. 1. a. The condition of not being sure; want of assurance or confidence; (subjective) uncertainty. ΚΠ 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. xii. 211 It may be easily perceived with what insecurity of truth we adhere unto this opinion. View more context for this quotation b. spec. in Psychology. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > libido > want of confidence > [noun] insecurity1917 identity crisis1941 1917 B. Glueck & J. E. Lind tr. A. Adler Neurotic Constit. (1921) p. x A sickly girl..in her consciousness of an unusual insecurity leans upon her father and in so doing strives to become superior to her mother. 1932 W. H. Burnham Wholesome Personality ix. 329 The one outstanding condition menacing the mental health of..every youth, is some form of the emotion of fear, if not acute fear, at least a sense of insecurity. 1937 K. Horney Neurotic Personality ii. 36 The inner insecurity expressed in this dependence on others is the second feature that strikes us in neurotics on surface observation. 1942 E. Fromm Fear of Freedom v. 178 The automatization of the individual in modern society has increased the helplessness and insecurity of the average individual. 1942 B. Klopfer Rorschach Technique iii. x. 240 Rorschach signs of insecurity and anxiety, as opposed to signs of a balanced personality structure. 1942 B. Klopfer Rorschach Technique iii. x. 241 Often the language used by the subject..reveals to some extent open insecurity or anxiety. 1969 R. C. Carson Interaction Concepts of Personality ii. 32 Beyond infancy the experience of anxiety..has the character of a drop in self-esteem or an increase in felt insecurity. 1969 I. Stevenson Psychiatric Exam. iv. 62 Insecurity accompanied by a need to impress the examiner..may also lead the patient to bring forth unnecessary details. 1971 G. E. Gardner Emerging Personality iii. vi. 132 First of all, a higher level of anxiety, a greater feeling of insecurity, often appears to beset the nonlearning boy. 2. a. The state or quality of being unsafe; liability to give way, fail, or suffer loss or damage; want of firmness or safety; an insecure state of affairs, a condition of danger. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > insecurity ungrithlOE unsecurity?1591 unsafety1614 insecurity1654 unsafeness1673 1654 H. Hammond Of Fundamentals in Misc. Theol. Wks. (1847) II. 172 The unreasonableness and presumption, the danger and desperate insecurity of those that have not so much as a thought..to advance so far as attrition and contrition. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 29. ⁋7 Reflections on the variableness of fortune, the uncertainty of life, and the insecurity of all human acquisitions. 1822 J. Flint Lett. from Amer. 159 The influx of new settlers is greatly prevented by the insecurity of titles. 1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. i. 42 The insecurity of great prosperity has been the theme of poets and philosophers. b. with plural. An instance or particular case of this; something insecure. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun] studyinglOE orrathnessc1175 doubta1225 balance1297 were1303 doubtancec1325 unsickernessc1340 wilsomenessa1400 wonda1400 scriple?a1425 ambiguityc1425 diswerec1440 dubitationc1450 variation?1473 incertainty1483 doubting1486 doubtfulness1526 scrupulousness1526 scruple1548 uncertainty1548 disputation1549 irresolution1592 swithering1597 hesitance1601 incertitude1601 unpersuadedness1612 inassurance1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unsatisfaction1643 unsatisfiedness1646 dubitancy1649 insecurity1649 dispersuasion1653 unassuredness1660 scrupling1665 unconfidencea1670 swither1719 dubietyc1750 mank1808 suspense1816 dubitating1837 doubtingness1840 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > insecurity > instances of insecurity1649 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. 102 The insecurities and inconveniencies of a strange and new abode are part of the persecution. 1885 S. Cox Expos. 1st Ser. vii. 87 All the insecurities of time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1646
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