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1 insecure
[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) nedrošs2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) nedrošs; nestabils•- insecurity* * *nestabils, nedrošs; riskants, nedrošs -
2 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) kautrīgs; nedrošs2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) kautrīgs; kaunīgs3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) bikls; tramīgs2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) satrūkties- shyly- shyness* * *metiens; mēģinājums; sviest, mest; mesties sāņus, satrūkties; vairīties; kautrīgs, bikls; piesardzīgs; tramīgs, bailīgs -
3 wimp
[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) gļēvulis
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