
"Insecure" or "unsecure" when dealing with security?
Apr 6, 2011 · Insecure only applies to people because people can be insecure about themselves. For example - "Am I too fat??" or "Do these pants make me look fat??". However, routers, networks and …
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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 importance. If you're looking …
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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 may be …
Word that means "to constantly being worried by one's appearance?"
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 …
phrases - Word for someone who pities, insults or complaints about ...
Jun 6, 2020 · Closed 5 years ago. I want to know a word or a phrase that would describe a person who "intentionally" (because some people hate themselves even when they don't want to, or some people …
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Jul 31, 2015 · I have this friend who is in constant search for approval - and not only from his peers, but every single person he meets. He also needs to be the center of attention.
What is the word for someone who doesn't appreciate their culture ...
Oct 20, 2014 · I met a person the other day who was overly critical about her culture/heritage when she described it. Is there a word to describe such a person or behaviour?
"Standing on your dignity" meaning - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Dec 31, 2018 · On the back of it there is a writing "Standing on your dignity is a very insecure footing". Trying to decipher the phrase, I fail to understand what does "Standing on your dignity" means.
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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 "Insecure").
Etymology of "ruggit"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
I did something stupid yesterday. "What a ruggit ", I said to myself, meaning a stupid person. It occurred to me I hadn't heard the word for a while, so I looked it up, and found this source here Someone a …