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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. 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

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

    Oct 2, 2012 · 8 "Insecurity" would be a good one. To have insecurity is to have lack of self-confidence, lack of self-worth. Insecure.

  6. pejorative language - Word for someone who always seeks …

    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. 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 …

  8. What do you call someone who thinks everyone is incompetent …

    Jul 13, 2015 · I'm looking for a way to describe someone who thinks everyone is incompetent (that is, doesn't know anything) and always has to explain every minute (small) detail because his …

  9. What is a word for someone who takes out their pain on someone …

    A person who takes things out on other people. They let out what they're going through on others who don't deserve it. Not just anger or violence. Any negative emotion of sadness, fear, …

  10. 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 …