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inseguridad

insecurity

noun een-seh-goo-ree-DAHD Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

lack of safety

Usage Note

Inseguridad covers two distinct senses: personal psychological insecurity (sufre de inseguridad) and public safety concerns (inseguridad ciudadana = 'street crime, lack of public safety'). The distinction matters: inseguridad vial is road-safety risk, while inseguridad laboral is job insecurity. The opposite is seguridad, and the adjective pair is seguro/inseguro. It is always feminine.

Examples

"La inseguridad ciudadana preocupa a los vecinos del barrio."

Natural Translation

Public insecurity worries the neighbourhood residents.

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