insecure

peu sûr de soi

Qui s’inquiète à son sujet ou pour ses relations parce qu’il manque de confiance en lui.

En anglais simple : Worried about yourself or your relationships because you do not feel confident.

• I feel insecure sometimes.
• She was insecure about her singing voice.
• Do you feel insecure around confident people?

Comment l'utiliser : insecure about something (He feels insecure about his appearance.)

Synonymes : unconfident, self-doubting

Contraires : confident, self-assured

Expressions courantes : feel insecure, insecure about something, insecure around someone

peu sûr, précaire

Qui n’est pas bien protégé, solidement fixé ou assuré de durer.

En anglais simple : Not safely protected, firmly fixed, or certain to last.

• The window lock is insecure.
• Many workers have insecure jobs.
• An insecure network can expose your private information.

Synonymes : unsafe, unprotected, unstable

Contraires : secure

Expressions courantes : insecure job, insecure connection, insecure lock