Insecurities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; lack of
        confidence.
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              With what insecurity of truth we ascribe effects . .
              . unto arbitrary calculations.        --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
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              A time of insecurity, when interests of all sorts
              become objects of speculation.        --Burke.
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