"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, …
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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 …
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 …
One word for a man who feels vulnerable about his wife
Jan 26, 2015 · An insecure man constantly experiences the emotion of insecurity inordinately, just like a jealous man constantly experiences the emotion of jealousy inordinately. Remind me not …
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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 …
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, …
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 …
A single word describing a person who is desperate for …
Jun 6, 2021 · I really hope someone here can help me! I´m looking for an expression, preferably a single word, that describes a person who is desperate for approval/affirmation/love, and who …
Is there a word for laughing when faced with a hopeless situation ...
Jan 30, 2019 · A word for the unexpected reaction of laughing in a situation of complete hopelessness or laughing with sad undertones
What's the word for something that you have to do, even though …
Jun 30, 2016 · What is the word for something that you have to do (mainly because someone is expecting you to do), even though you don't want to do it, but you still do it. In other words, …