Anxiety

  • 21anxiety — Feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness that may occur as a reaction to stress. A person with anxiety may sweat, feel restless and tense, and have a rapid heart beat. Extreme anxiety that happens often over time may be a sign of an anxiety… …

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  • 22anxiety — Synonyms and related words: abstraction, abulia, ache, ado, alacrity, alienation, all overs, angst, anguish, animation, annoyance, anxiety equivalent, anxiety state, anxiousness, apathy, appetite, apprehension, apprehensiveness, avidity, avidness …

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  • 23anxiety — [[t]æŋza͟ɪɪti[/t]] ♦♦♦ anxieties N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry. Her voice was full of anxiety... Many editorials express their anxieties about the economic chaos in the country …

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  • 24anxiety — noun 1) his anxiety grew Syn: worry, concern, apprehension, apprehensiveness, uneasiness, unease, fearfulness, fear, disquiet, disquietude, inquietude, perturbation, agitation, angst, misgiving, nervousness, nerves …

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  • 25anxiety — n. (pl. ies) 1 the state of being anxious. 2 concern about an imminent danger, difficulty, etc. 3 (foll. by for, or to + infin.) anxious desire. 4 a thing that causes anxiety (my greatest anxiety is that I shall fall ill). 5 Psychol. a nervous… …

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  • 26anxiety — noun (plural eties) Etymology: Latin anxietas, from anxius Date: circa 1525 1. a. painful or apprehensive uneasiness of mind usually over an impending or anticipated ill b. fearful concern or …

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  • 27anxiety — noun /æŋzˈaɪəti/ a) An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness or concern about some uncertain event. But the other, because hes been immersed in arguments, gives the appearance of harbouring considerable anxiety and suspicion that hes ignorant of… …

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  • 28anxiety — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. concern, care; fear, mental anguish, pain. See expectation, doubt, jealousy. Ant., tranquillity, peace, unconcern. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. worry, uneasiness, apprehension, disquiet, nervousness,… …

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  • 29anxiety —    Fear, whether justified or not. Unjustified, anxiety can be produced by pathologies known as phobias. Examples of phobias: gymnophobia, iconophobia, and xenophobia …

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  • 30anxiety — [æŋˈzaɪəti] noun 1) [U] a worried feeling that you have because you think that something bad might happen There was a lot of anxiety about the results of the talks.[/ex] 2) [C] something that you are worried about …

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