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 insecurity [`ɪnsɪ'kjʊrətɪ]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 不安全, 不安全感

[医] 不安全感, 无保障




    insecurity
    [ noun ]
    1. the state of being subject to danger or injury

    2. <noun.state>
    3. the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure

    4. <noun.feeling>


    Insecurity \In`se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. {Insecurities}. [Pref. in-
    not + security : cf. LL. insecuritas, F. insecurite.]
    1. The condition or quality of being insecure; lack of
    safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building
    liable to fire; insecurity of a debt.

    2. The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; lack 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.

    1. Controlling information enhances Mr. Byrd's power, but it also hides an insecurity about his own knowledge of the programs before him.
    2. Lower interest rates alone will not compensate for job insecurity and the realisation that, come what may, personal incomes are unlikely to rise much over the next few years.
    3. Whatever the answer or explanation, the fact remains that dissatisfaction, nervousness, insecurity and disillusionment are widespread in our society.
    4. The facilitator said it was typical of a deep insecurity inside us all.
    5. It's not limited (to a few corporations) but (is) very global." Again and again, one is told of students landing jobs they were never able to get before _ whether because of their own insecurity or an employer's intolerance.
    6. Wild gyrations in ingot prices also heighten customers' insecurity.
    7. The sense of economic insecurity has contributed mightily to Japan's prodigious savings rate, which in itself is often cited as one of the most important engines of Japanese growth.
    8. This is scarcely surprising, since the Soviets, notwithstanding their propaganda theme of insecurity, have never believed there was risk of a NATO attack.
    9. "The party has always had feelings of insecurity, and the worry is it might respond to a threat by tightening its grip."
    10. "A political crisis might be created that leads to paralysis, uncertainty and insecurity, and that is the last thing Sweden needs today," he said.
    11. It demonstrates again the insecurity that exists in our country and we demand that the authorities find out where he and (Gilda) Flores are being held," he said.
    12. They have a culture of their own which we do not recognize." Some sociologists and others say this sense of insecurity explains the rise of the extreme-right National Front party of Jean-Marie Le Pen.
    13. "Our problem is not insecurity as such, but lack of confidence in the armed forces to protect the voter against anti-democratic violence," said Louis Dejoie Jr., a former presidential candidate.
    14. There were no risks of any kind; never a hint of insecurity but no flashes of inspirational daring either. The support provided by the Philharmonia was always vigilant.
    15. What happened at Wembley (in England) and Copenhagen and here has given me a confidence that I needed. They play on the insecurity of an artist, saying audiences were there the last time but we don't know if they're going to be there.
    16. The tenants the schemes are aimed at are entitled to better discounts if they wait until they can afford to exercise their right to buy. Housing insecurity In any case, it is arguable that home ownership is reaching its limits in the UK.
    17. The personal insecurity Mr. Spelling displays coexists with the material trappings of Hollywood success, including a posh home near Beverly Hills and a collection of racehorses.
    18. Kollek says there is still much genuine insecurity among Israelis as a result of the Holocaust experience.
    19. "African students feel menaced by a climate of insecurity which is implicitly encouraged by Chinese authorities," said a copy of the letter obtained by The Associated Press.
    20. Like the late Victorians, we seem to be discovering ever-newer "frontiers of insecurity" in the world that we, the number one power, feel impelled to guard.
    21. Over the next decade, experts predict, dozens of new solutions will be suggested to combat the sort of retirement insecurity faced by Ms. Saunders and others.
    22. Lifetime tenure, in effect a reverse annuity mortgage, reduces insecurity but pays relatively little each month.
    23. Even so, she has never seemed to lose a touch of insecurity.
    24. "There's no question that masculine insecurity has risen and has been associated with the rise in feminism," Johnston said Thursday. "And you've certainly got a lot of crazy or damaged, angry people out there.
    25. But what is less well understood is the need for companies to replace naked insecurity among their workforce with a redefined set of relationships to motivate those employees whom they wish to retain.
    26. "There is a tremendous sense of insecurity" in top party ranks, said a source with access to many officials. "There is a tightening up, and everybody is more cautious and afraid to say anything.
    27. There are, however, some people who would be willing to accept almost any degree of work stress and insecurity, shared or not.
    28. Job insecurity has risen a bit also, undermining buyer determination.
    29. The individualism of the 1980s has become the insecurity of the 1990s. It was no accident that in Tuesday's speech Mr Major was not mentioned by name; nor for that matter were Mr Clarke or Mr Douglas Hurd.
    30. To the chagrin of the Japanese, a sudden sense of investor insecurity and uneasiness is taking hold.
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