different between insecurity vs unsafety

English

Etymology

From insecure +? -ity.

Noun

insecurity (countable and uncountable, plural insecurities)

1. A lack of security; uncertainty.
   1. A lack of confidence in oneself; self-doubt.
2. The state of being subject to danger; vulnerability.

Synonyms

• insecureness
• self-doubt

Antonyms

• security
• self-confidence

Related terms

• insecurely
• insecure

Translations

English

Etymology 1

From un- +? safety.

Noun

unsafety (uncountable)

1. Lack of safety; insecurity.
   • 2013, John Lancaster, "When did you get hooked?", London Review of Books, vol. 35, no. 7:

     This sense of unsafety and instability is at the heart of the books.

Etymology 2

From un- +? safety.

Verb

unsafety (third-person singular simple present unsafeties, present participle unsafetying, simple past and past participle unsafetied)

1. To remove the safety on a device, such as a weapon.
   • 2010 A Lincoln Rhyme eBook Boxed Set: Coffin Dancer, The Empty Chair, The Stone Monkey page 622

     Nathan had been lying; he'd never unsafetied the rifle.

Antonyms

• safety