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nonsecurity

nonsecurity

7.5
A lack of safety and protection in money or social situations
  • noun
  • /nɒn sɪˈkjʊərɪti/
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  • Economic nonsecurity can lead to increased stress and anxiety among families.

Examples

  • Social programs aim to reduce nonsecurity by providing support to those in need.

  • Many people are facing nonsecurity in their employment.

  • The government is working to address the problem of nonsecurity in rural areas.

  • The rise in nonsecurity jobs has caused concern among workers.

  • The government is working to address the problem of nonsecurity in rural areas.

  • Economic nonsecurity can lead to increased stress and anxiety among families.

  • Social programs aim to reduce nonsecurity by providing support to those in need.

Synonyms

insecurity
vsnonsecurity
31 3.6

A lack of safety that makes people or places open to danger

is about lack of protection especially in economic or social situations
unsafety
vsnonsecurity
1 7.4

A situation where people or things can be hurt

emphasizes absence of security in social or economic settings
defenselessness
vsnonsecurity
  • US
1 6.3

Not being able to protect yourself from harm or attack

is broader, covering social and economic lack of protection too
unprotectedness
vsnonsecurity
8.1

Being without safety and open to harm or attack

focuses more on social or economic lack of safety rather than physical exposure
unguardedness
vsnonsecurity
7.8

A lack of care that makes someone easy to take advantage of

is more about absence of security in social and economic contexts

Antonyms

security
408 2.4

The feeling of being safe from danger or threat

How Secure

security
408 2.4
nonsecurity
7.5
danger
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

nonsecurity singular
nonsecurities plural

Morphology

nonsecurity = security (semi-transparent) = non + security

The formation 'non-' + 'security' is transparent, but using 'nonsecurity' to mean the abstract state 'lack of security' is less common and may be confused with the more usual 'insecurity'.

Etymology

Nonsecurity is formed from non- 'not' and security 'safety' or 'protection', so it means the state of 'not having safety' or a 'lack of protection', for example in economic or social life.