insecurity
/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊɹɪti/in-sih-KYUU-rih-tee
/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊɹɪti/in-sih-KYUU-rih-tee
Meaningbeing insecure
Common meaning: lack of safety or confidence
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- seapart, aside
- curcare, concernLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 500 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
‘in, into’ + ‘apart, aside’ + ‘care, concern’ → insecurity
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from insecure + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INSECURE, p.295 · scan
Roots
- cūra Latin “care, concern”
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