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;
want of safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a
building liable to fire; insecurity of a debt.
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.