sense of security

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• sense of security — feeling of protection, safety …   English contemporary dictionary

• lull someone into a false sense of security — lull (someone) into a false sense of security to make someone feel safe when they are not. Wearing suntan lotion can lull people into a false sense of security and make them spend longer in the sun than they should …   New idioms dictionary

• lull into a false sense of security — lull (someone) into a false sense of security to make someone feel safe when they are not. Wearing suntan lotion can lull people into a false sense of security and make them spend longer in the sun than they should …   New idioms dictionary

• (a) false sense of security — a false sense of security phrase the feeling of being safer than you really are Thesaurus: feelings of hopesynonym Main entry: false …   Useful english dictionary

• security — se|cu|ri|ty [ sı kjurəti ] noun uncount *** 1. ) safety from attack, harm, or damage: Every precaution has been taken to ensure the personal security of the delegates. national/internal security: The information received is highly confidential… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• security — noun 1 feeling safe/being free from worry ADJECTIVE ▪ greater ▪ emotional, psychological ▪ economic, financial ▪ job ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• sense — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sight, hearing, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, developed, good, keen ▪ Raccoons have a highly developed sense of touch. ▪ poor ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• sense — I n. judgment 1) to display, show sense 2) common, good, horse (colloq.) sense 3) a grain of sense 4) the sense to + inf. (they don t have the sense to admit defeat) 5) (misc.) to bring smb. to her/his senses; to come to one s senses; to take… …   Combinatory dictionary

• security — n. safety 1) to ensure, provide security 2) to strengthen, tighten security 3) to compromise; undermine security 4) collective; internal; maximum; national; personal security (to compromise national security) 5) security against (security against …   Combinatory dictionary

• security */*/*/ — UK [sɪˈkjʊərətɪ] / US [sɪˈkjʊrətɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) safety from attack, harm, or damage Every precaution has been taken to ensure the personal security of the delegates. internal security: The information received is highly confidential and… …   English dictionary

• security — [[t]sɪkjʊ͟ərɪti[/t]] ♦ securities 1) N UNCOUNT: with supp, oft N n Security refers to all the measures that are taken to protect a place, or to ensure that only people with permission enter it or leave it. They are now under a great deal of… …   English dictionary