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, apparently, 'devices' aren't normally evaluated in terms of their security. It's mostly 'systems', 'protocols', 'communications channels', and such.
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 for a word that's less extreme, how about insecure? Also from M-W: insecure: not confident or sure
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 sure,deficient in assurance : beset by fear and anxiety. Again, it can apply to things other than appearance. I liked your suggestion of "self-conscious".
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 triggered by perceiving of oneself to be vulnerable or inferior in some way, or a sense of vulnerability or instability which threatens one's self-image or ego."
Is there any word for someone who doesn't accept others' favors? They have no reason for it, they just say no. Perhaps it's because they would feel insecure. Example: -Why does she always say no wh...
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 are insecure - making some generalizations, forgive me if I miss out something.) insults themselves to make others try to make them feel better by complimenting ...