INSECURITY

Source: 566, 567

insecurity. Insecurity, n. a want of safety, danger, hazard

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In′se‐cu″ri‐ty (?), n.; pl. Insecurities (#). [[Pref. in- not + security : cf. LL. insecuritas, F. insecurite.]] 1. 1. 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.
2. 2. 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.