anxiety
Meanings
Plural: anxieties
Noun
- (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
- a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
- An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
- An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).
- A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
- Any anxiety disorder, especially generalized anxiety disorder.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin anxietās, from anxius (“anxious, solicitous, distressed, troubled”), from angō (“to distress, trouble”), akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). Equivalent to anxious + -ety. See anger; angst.
Synonyms
anxiousness, apprehension, care, disquiet, disquietude, distress, foreboding, perplexity, restlessness, solicitude, trouble, uneasiness
Scrabble Score: 17
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