Hi there,
In the dark, you hear a spooky noise, should you say you feel insecure or unsafe?
Many thanks.
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Hello, Mehrgan:
(1) I am probably wrong, but I feel that "insecure" often refers to
an interior threat; "unsafe," to an exterior threat.
(2) Thus, in your sentence, I would choose "unsafe."
(a) People stay out of that part of town because it has a reputation of
being very unsafe. (A lot of bad people live there.)
(3) Tom: Martha was very rude to me.
Joe: Don't pay attention to her. She is rude to everyone.
Tom: Why?
Joe: Because she's very insecure. (That is, she has interior feelings
of inferiority.)
James