insecurity
Lack of confidence
Insecurity is the state of feeling unsafe or uncertain.
Physical insecurity means vulnerability to harm: food insecurity, job insecurity.
Emotional insecurity is self-doubt or anxiety about one's worth or standing: His constant bragging masked deep insecurity.
The plural insecurities refers to specific anxieties: We all have our insecurities.
Persistent apprehensive distress
- self-doubtUncertainty about oneself
- low self-esteemNegative view of oneself
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
nervousness · vulnerability · uncertainty · worry · unease · inferiority · shame · jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- possessivenessExcessive attachment to ownership
- trust issuesSkepticism toward others' motives
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- attachmentConnection or fondness
codependency · clingy · suspicion · betrayal · infidelity · rejection · exclusion · loneliness
Openness to harm
- breachBreaking of agreement
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- flawImperfection in something
hack · malware · phishing · password · encryption · firewall · authentication · data leak
Tendency toward unpredictable change
- unrestState of public disturbance
- conflictOpposition between parties
- violenceHarmful physical force
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
war · displacement · refugee · crime · lawlessness · chaos · turmoil · upheaval
Tendency toward unpredictable change
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
- povertySevere lack of resources
- debtMoney owed another
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
layoff · bankruptcy · foreclosure · eviction · scarcity · savings · retirement · housing
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- self-doubtUncertainty about oneself
- low self-esteemNegative view of oneself
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
self-consciousness · nervousness · vulnerability · uncertainty · worry · unease · inferiority · shame · jealousy · envy
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- possessivenessExcessive attachment to ownership
- trust issuesSkepticism toward others' motives
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
attachment · codependency · clingy · suspicion · betrayal · infidelity · rejection · exclusion · loneliness · isolation
vulnerability
Openness to harm
flaw · hack · malware · phishing · password · encryption · firewall · authentication · data leak · identity theft
instability
Tendency toward unpredictable change
terrorism · war · displacement · refugee · crime · lawlessness · chaos · turmoil · upheaval · fragility
instability
Tendency toward unpredictable change
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
- povertySevere lack of resources
- debtMoney owed another
unemployment · layoff · bankruptcy · foreclosure · eviction · scarcity · savings · retirement · housing · homelessness
- anxietiesworry, angst, nervousness, dread, apprehension
- insecuritiesself-doubt, low self-esteem, inadequacy, inferiority, inferiority complex
- personal strugglesself-doubt, loneliness, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem
- puppy lovefirst crush, first kiss, first love, crush, crushes
- relationship problemsaffair, disloyalty, adultery, unfaithfulness, cheating
- jealousyenvy, covetousness, resentment, possessiveness, rivalry
insecurityconfidence
Self-assurance or trust
self-confidence · self-assurance · security · assurance · self-esteem
- food insecurityUncertain access to adequate meals
- job insecurityUncertainty about continued employment