secure

/sɪˈkjʊər/ adjective

Definition

NOT FAIL › not likely to fail or be lost: a secure investment/job

SAFE › safe from danger: I don't feel that the house is secure.

CONFIDENT › confident about yourself and the situation that you are in: I need to feel secure in a relationship.

FIXED › firmly fastened and not likely to fall or break: Check that all windows and doors are secure. → Opposite insecure

(Definition of secure adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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