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title: insecure — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «insecure» in the school dictionary: An insecure person does not feel confident and worries that they are not good enough or not liked. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# insecure

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**Who acts:** insecure person, they, Insecure, it, She, insecure password · **What happens:** not feel, worry, not be, not like, mean, protect · **To what, where:** it, insecure job, ladder, address, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«insecure» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [insecure in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/insecure.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An insecure person does not feel confident and worries that they are not good enough or not liked.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insecure:m1:1
# text = An insecure person does not feel confident and worries that they are not good enough or not liked.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	insecure	insecure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	confident	confident	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	worries	worry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	advcl	_	_
15	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	liked	like	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **feel** | present · do-support | a insecure person |  |  |  |  | confident *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **worry** | present | a insecure person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | they |  |  |  |  | enough, good *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **like** | participle | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Insecure means not safe or protected, so it could be broken into, attacked or lost.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insecure:m2:1
# text = Insecure means not safe or protected, so it could be broken into, attacked or lost.
1	Insecure	insecure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	protected	protect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	attacked	attack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Insecure |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **protect** | participle | Insecure *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **break** | could · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **attack** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Insecure means not fixed firmly, so it might fall or move.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insecure:m3:1
# text = Insecure means not fixed firmly, so it might fall or move.
1	Insecure	insecure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
5	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Insecure |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **fix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | firmly *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **fall** | might | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **move** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An insecure job or home might be lost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insecure:m4:1
# text = An insecure job or home might be lost.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	insecure	insecure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | might · passive |  | a insecure job or home |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She feels insecure about her new glasses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insecure:x1:1
# text = She feels insecure about her new glasses.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	insecure	insecure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | She |  |  |  |  | insecure *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An insecure password like «abc123» is easy to guess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insecure:x2:1
# text = An insecure password like «abc123» is easy to guess.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	insecure	insecure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	password	password	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	abc123	abc123	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a insecure password like abc123 |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **guess** | to-infinitive | a insecure password like abc123 *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ladder was insecure, so Dad held it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insecure:x3:1
# text = The ladder was insecure, so Dad held it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ladder	ladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	insecure	insecure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the ladder |  |  |  |  | insecure *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | past | Dad | ladder |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sometimes bullies act tough because they feel insecure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insecure:x4:1
# text = Sometimes bullies act tough because they feel insecure.
1	Sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
2	bullies	bully	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	act	act	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tough	tough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	insecure	insecure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | present | bullies |  |  |  |  | sometimes, tough *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **feel** | present | bullies *= bully* |  |  |  |  | insecure *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The website was insecure, so we didn't type our address.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insecure:x5:1
# text = The website was insecure, so we didn't type our address.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	insecure	insecure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	type	type	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the website |  |  |  |  | insecure *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **type** | past · do-support | we | our address |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent address=Theme |
| 3 | **address** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom address «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Talking to friends helped him feel less insecure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insecure:x6:1
# text = Talking to friends helped him feel less insecure.
1	Talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	insecure	insecure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to friends | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to friend=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **help** | past | Talking | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | insecure *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many families worry about insecure jobs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insecure:x7:1
# text = Many families worry about insecure jobs.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worry	worry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	insecure	insecure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **worry** | present | Many families |  |  |  |  | about insecure jobs | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about job=Stimulus |

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