insecurity
lack of confidence or assurance; self-doubt: He is plagued by insecurity.
the quality or state of being insecure; instability: the insecurity of her financial position.
something insecure: the many insecurities of life.
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How to use insecurity in a sentence
Home is the place where we lay our heads, our hearts, our insecurities, our fears, our aspirations, and our dreams.
ESSENCE Appoints Executive Team To Lead Company’s Strategic Realignment, Innovation Focus And Community Impact | Stephanie Dunivan | February 9, 2021 | Essence.comThe pandemic has seen soaring home prices and record housing insecurity.
Covid-19 caused a recession. So why did the housing market boom? | Jerusalem Demsas | February 5, 2021 | VoxWhether we are a little early on him, I mean, that would be the insecurity on my part.
Ilya Samsonov, the Caps’ present and future in goal, is ready for the spotlight | Samantha Pell | January 14, 2021 | Washington PostWhile the positive variety is wonderful, the negative one is often associated with anxiety, insecurity, and depression.
Given the number of families that have lost jobs or income due to the pandemic, we’re going to see an increase in children who have experienced deprivation, insecurity and traumatic stress.
What will life be like after the coronavirus pandemic ends? | Bruce Bower | December 18, 2020 | Science News
In reality,” Francis said, “theatrical severity and sterile pessimism are often symptoms of fear and insecurity.
Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s' | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor the first time since that peak of confusion, insecurity, and uncertainty called middle school, I felt truly alone.
His judgments are not rash or driven by insecurity, fear, and a longing for the past.
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero | Regina Lizik | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy the low pay and job insecurity that come with “emotional work” is creating a nation full of phonies.
“They are motivated by insecurity, fear, lack of imagination and above all, a lack of flair,” he said.
Mike Leigh Is the Master Filmmaker Who Hates Hollywood | Nico Hines | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis feeling of insecurity renders the child more susceptible to influences leading to delinquency.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.If he tries to walk in the dark, he is almost sure to have so great a sense of insecurity that he dare not go far from the wall.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe place was quickly retaken, but the effrontery of the attempt from a neutral port showed the insecurity of the conditions.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanHe could say to himself that it was only an impression; that he was a fool to labor under that sense of insecurity.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairThe interview had left him with a sense of insecurity which he felt to be particularly unfair.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories | John Galsworthy
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