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Correct! According to Google, "insecure" means: 1. not firmly fixed; liable to give way or break. 2. (of a person) not confident or assured; uncertain and anx
by levkk 4y ago
Correct!
According to Google, "insecure" means:
1. not firmly fixed; liable to give way or break.
2. (of a person) not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious.
and "unsecure":
1. (especially of a computer system) not protected against attack or other criminal activity.
2. (of a loan) unsecured.
- dave_universetf 4y agoGoogle doesn't source its definition, but all reputable dictionaries I could find disagree: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insecure https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insecure definition 3, https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/insecure https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/insecure definition 2, https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/insecure https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/insecur... definition 2, https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/insecure https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/englis... definition 2 Dictionaries have also by and large given up on prescriptivism. The correct use of language is the way language is being used, with dictionaries trailing and recording consensus reality, not defining it.
- doodlesdev 4y agoGoogle's dictionary is sourced from Oxford Languages, at least for the English dictionary [0][1]. [0]: https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/ https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/ [1]: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/10106608 https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/10106608?