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insecurity

[in-si-kyoor-i-tee] / ˌɪn sɪˈkyʊər ɪ ti /


NOUN
danger
Synonyms


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The army has urged residents to share information that can support operations against groups fuelling insecurity across the country.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Instead, it led to a world of job insecurity and wages too low to support most people, let alone a family.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

"Workers are now paying twice -– first through unsafe production rushes, and now through likely job and income insecurity," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The kind of job insecurity that once seemed the province of hourly, blue-collar jobs haunts white-collar professions these days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

They were constrained, however, by a boss with an imperfect understanding of the nuances of his own business, and whose judgment was clouded by his insecurity.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis