insecure
/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə/
ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə
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- 3 syllables
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- 3rd syllable stress
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- Final e often stays silent
ˌɪnsɪ - ˈkjʊə -> insecure
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ မမြဲသော။ မခိုင်သော။ မရေရာသော။ have an insecure hold/ grip on sth (eg when climbing) ❍ This door is insecure (ie easy to open, even when locked). ❍ (fig ) an insecure job (ie one from which one may be dismissed at any time) ❍ an insecure arrangement/ plan.
၂။ လိပ်ပြာမလုံသော။ an insecure person ❍ She feels very insecure about her marriage.
❏ insecurely adv မသေမချာ။ လျော့ရိလျော့ရဲ။ insecurely fastened.
❏ insecurity /ÇnsÇ'kjƱǝrǝti/ n [U] မိမိကိုယ်မိမိ ယုံကြည်မှု နည်းခြင်း။ suffer from feelings of insecurity.
More examples
- Jerry felt very insecure when he started at his new school.
- [insecure about] : She’s always been very insecure about the way she looks.
- With the downturn in the market their jobs have become very insecure.
- In 90% of burglaries, access is through insecure doors and windows.
- Financial insecurity
- Tom suffered from many insecurities.
Synonyms
unsure of yourself, unconfident, anxious, self-doubting, unselfconfident, lacking confidence, timid, apprehensive, Delphic, afraid, at risk, choked, dangerous, defenseless, diffident, doubtful, endangered, exposed, fluctuant, frail, hanging by thread, hazardous, hesitant, immature, insubstantial, jumpy, loose, on thin ice, open to attack, perilous, precarious, questioning, rickety, rocky, rootless, shaky, tottering, touch and go, touchy, troubled, unassured, uncertain, undefended, unguarded, unpoised, unprotected, unreliable, unsafe, unshielded, unsound, unstable, unsteady, unsure, up in the air, uptight, vacillating, vague, vulnerable, wavering, weak, wobbly, worried
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