sense of security

  • 1sense of security — feeling of protection, safety …

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  • 2lull 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 …

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  • 3lull 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 …

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  • 4(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 …

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  • 5security — 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… …

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  • 6security — noun 1 feeling safe/being free from worry ADJECTIVE ▪ greater ▪ emotional, psychological ▪ economic, financial ▪ job ▪ …

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  • 7sense — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sight, hearing, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, developed, good, keen ▪ Raccoons have a highly developed sense of touch. ▪ poor ▪ …

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  • 8sense — 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… …

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  • 9security — 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 …

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  • 10security */*/*/ — 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… …

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