personal insecurity

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonalandinsecurity

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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insecurity
noun
uk
/ˌɪn.sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/us
/ˌɪn.səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
a feeling of lacking confidence and not being sure of your own abilities or of whether people like ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandinsecurityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Their sons migrated for reasons of economic hardship andpersonalinsecurityfollowing political harassment.
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Many also have a strong sense ofpersonalinsecurity, which dissuades them from using public transport.
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Together, the increase in crime and inpersonalinsecurityhave been matched by an increase in non-state policing.
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Instead, there has been a constantly rising level ofpersonalinsecurityreflecting the increase in crimes against the person and in crimes against personal property.
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She came to see the danger in her original possessiveness, which was ultimately fuelled bypersonalinsecurity, and how this was largely a product of her training.
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That is a matter of great concern because it helps to breed the feeling ofpersonalinsecuritythat has already been mentioned.
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For many of them, that change has caused muchpersonalinsecurityover their future and, often, caused alarm about the prospects for the areas in which they work.
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First, it reduces the sense ofpersonalinsecurity, which is of great importance in the contribution which we can make to the total sum of human happiness.
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I believe that this is because they have been operating in a period of acutepersonalinsecurity—personal within their businesses, personal to their ambitions, personal to their staffs.
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It was an index of the loyalty and dedication of our staff that they stayed despite thepersonalinsecurity involved in moving from one short-term appointment to another.
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