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Anxiety Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Anxiety? [n] a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune [n] a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders Synonyms \| Synonyms for Anxiety: anxiousness Related Terms \| Find terms related to Anxiety: abstraction \| abulia \| ache \| ado \| alacrity \| alienation \| all-overs \| angst \| anguish \| animation \| annoyance \| anxiety equivalent \| anxiety state \| anxiousness \| apathy \| appetite \| apprehension \| apprehensiveness \| avidity \| avidness \| besetment \| boredom \| bother \| breathless impatience \| can of worms \| catatonic stupor \| chafing \| cheerful readiness \| cheerlessness \| cliff-hanging \| compulsion \| concern \| concernment \| dejection \| depression \| desire \| detachment \| disadvantage \| discomfort \| discomposure \| discontent \| dislike \| displeasure \| disquiet \| disquietude \| dissatisfaction \| distress \| doubt \| dread \| dullness \| eagerness \| elan \| elation \| emotionalism \| emptiness \| ennui \| euphoria \| evil \| excitement \| existential woe \| expectant waiting \| flatness \| folie du doute \| foreboding \| forwardness \| fretfulness \| fretting \| great ado \| grimness \| gust \| gusto \| haste \| headache \| hypochondria \| hysteria \| hysterics \| impatience \| impatientness \| impetuousness \| inconvenience \| indifference \| inquietude \| insensibility \| joylessness \| keen desire \| keenness \| lack of pleasure \| lather \| lethargy \| life \| liveliness \| longing \| malaise \| mania \| matter \| melancholia \| mental distress \| misery \| misgiving \| mistrust \| nausea \| nervousness \| nongratification \| nonsatisfaction \| obsession \| painfulness \| panic \| pathological indecisiveness \| peck of troubles \| pessimism \| preoccupation \| problem \| promptness \| psychalgia \| psychomotor disturbance \| qualm \| qualmishness \| quickness \| readiness \| restiveness \| restlessness \| savorlessness \| sea of troubles \| solicitude \| spirit \| spleen \| staleness \| stew \| stupor \| suffering \| suspense \| sweat \| tastelessness \| tediousness \| tedium \| tense readiness \| thirst \| tic \| trouble \| twitching \| uncertainty \| uncomfortableness \| unease \| uneasiness \| unhappiness \| unpatientness \| unpleasure \| unquietness \| unresponsiveness \| unsatisfaction \| verve \| vexation of spirit \| vitality \| vivacity \| waiting \| withdrawal \| worry \| zest \| zestfulness See Also \| Angst \| anxiousness \| care \| castration anxiety \| concern \| discomfiture \| discomposure \| disconcertion \| disconcertment \| disquiet \| disquietude \| edginess \| emotion \| fear \| hypochondria \| hypochondriasis \| inquietude \| insecurity \| jitteriness \| jumpiness \| mental state \| misgiving \| nervousness \| overanxiety \| panic \| psychological state \| qualm \| restiveness \| scare \| scruple \| sinking \| sinking feeling \| trouble \| uneasiness \| worry Anxiety In Webster's Dictionary \Anxi"ety\, n.; pl. {Anxieties}. [L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxi['e]t['e]. See {Anxious}.] 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness. 2. Eager desire. --J. D. Forbes 3. (Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium. --Dunglison. Syn: Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity; disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension; restlessness. See {Care}.

Anxiety Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Anxiety?

[n] a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
[n] a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders

Synonyms | Synonyms for Anxiety: anxiousness

Anxiety In Webster's Dictionary

\Anx*i"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Anxieties}. [L. anxietas, fr.
anxius: cf. F. anxi['e]t['e]. See {Anxious}.]
1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event,
   future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it
   in a state of painful uneasiness.

2. Eager desire. --J. D. Forbes

3. (Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with
   general indisposition and a distressing sense of
   oppression at the epigastrium. --Dunglison.

Syn: Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity;
     disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension;
     restlessness. See {Care}.

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