INSECURITY

The condition or quality of being insecure; want of safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building liable to fire; insecurity of a debt. The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; want of confidence. With what insecurity of truth we ascribe effects . . . unto arbitrary calculations. Sir T. Browne. A time of insecurity, when interests of all sorts become objects of speculation. Burke.

A lack of security; uncertainty. | A lack of security; uncertainty. | A lack of confidence in oneself. | A lack of security; uncertainty. | The state of being subject to danger (physical, economic, or otherwise).