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  1. "Insecure" or "unsecure" when dealing with security?

    Apr 6, 2011 · I don't really care whether I read/write insecure or unsecure, but clearly 'standard' usage is overwhelmingly insecure. What surprised me was that to the world at large, …

  2. nouns - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Mar 31, 2016 · Insecure is quite a good word. Insecure people will be flawed, gawky and timid (in an unfamiliar setting) and often times jealousy accompanies insecurity hand in hand. As far as …

  3. synonyms - What's a word for lack of confidence? - English …

    Oct 2, 2012 · According to OED: diffident: modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence: a diffident youth. Another word as @Jim suggested would be timid. timid: showing a lack of …

  4. word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jan 4, 2019 · I'd say such a person is "emotionally insecure". (see No 1 below) From Wikipedia "Emotional insecurity or simply insecurity is a feeling of general unease or nervousness that …

  5. What is a word for someone who is concerned with holding up …

    1 from you description, i would go with insecure. as in someone who is insecure of themselves, will act for the crowd, whereas a secure person is confident in who they are, and not swayed …

  6. Word for someone who always seeks appreciation for his deeds or …

    Jan 20, 2017 · An insecure person: Insecure people have little confidence and are uncertain about their own abilities or if other people really like them: I wonder what it was about her upbringing …

  7. american english - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 27, 2016 · From M-W: self-esteem: a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance A person with low self-esteem lacks a sense of their own worth, value, or …

  8. Word that means "to constantly being worried by one's …

    Dec 20, 2016 · If you are looking for a word that expresses more of an emotional reason for the obsession with one's appearance, perhaps insecure might work. M-W says: not confident or …

  9. Describing "not knowing what to do" (as a response to an …

    Oct 7, 2013 · Mr Loy suggested the word "lost" to be used and I looked it up in the dictionary only to discover that Lost (of a person) very confused or insecure or in great difficulties: she stood …

  10. word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 27, 2012 · Security, after all, has a significant emotional/psychological set of meanings beyond the technical areas you have mentioned (think of the most common meaning of …