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Definitions for Anxiety

[1] distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune: He felt anxiety about the possible loss of his job.
[2] earnest but tense desire; eagerness: He had a keen anxiety to succeed in his work.
[3] Psychiatry . a state of apprehension and psychic tension occurring in some forms of mental disorder.
[4] a state of uneasiness or tension caused by apprehension of possible future misfortune, danger, etc; worry
[5] intense desire; eagerness
[6] psychol a state of intense apprehension or worry often accompanied by physical symptoms such as shaking, intense feelings in the gut, etc, common in mental illness or after a very distressing experience See also angst

Words related to Anxiety

nervousness, restlessness, apprehension, suffering, uncertainty, disquiet, unease, misgiving, mistrust, angst, jitters, doubt, uneasiness, dread, misery, suspense, trouble, panic, concern, distress

Words nearby Anxiety

anurous, anus, anuszkiewicz, anvers, anvil, anxiety, anxiety disorder, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, anxiety reaction, anxiety state

Origin of Anxiety

1515–25; < Latin anxietās, equivalent to anxi(us ) anxious + -etās, variant of -itās before a vowel

Word origin for Anxiety

C16: from Latin anxietas; see anxious

Synonyms for Anxiety

angst, apprehension, concern, disquiet, doubt, dread, jitters, misery, misgiving, mistrust, nervousness, panic, restlessness, suffering, suspense, trouble, uncertainty, unease, uneasiness, botheration, butterflies, care, creeps, disquietude, distress, downer, drag, fidgets, flap, foreboding, fretfulness, fuss, heebie-jeebies, jumps, needles, shakes, shivers, solicitude, sweat, watchfulness, willies, worriment, all-overs, ants in pants, cold sweat, goose bumps, nail-biting, pins and needles