Insecure ~ [in-si-kyoor] ~ adj.
1. subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured: an insecure person.
2. not confident or certain; uneasy; anxious; afraid: He was insecure about the examination.
3. not secure; not adequately protected; exposed or liable to risk, loss, or danger: an insecure stock portfolio.
4. not firmly or reliably placed or fastened, unstable, shaky: an insecure ladder.
**Insecurity – n.**
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Certainly a term that each of us needs to understand and deal with.