Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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; 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.