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Noun
/aNGˈzī-itē/,
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anxieties, plural;
  1. A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome
    • - he felt a surge of anxiety
    • - anxieties about the moral decline of today's youth
  2. Desire to do something, typically accompanied by unease
    • - the housekeeper's eager anxiety to please
  3. A nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks


  1. (anxiety) (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
  2. (anxiety) a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
  3. Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components.Seligman, M.E.P., Walker, E.F. & Rosenhan, D.L.). Abnormal psychology, (4th ed.) New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. ...
  4. (Anxiety (album)) Anxiety is the second album by the alternative rock/post-grunge music group Smile Empty Soul. ...
  5. (Anxiety (film)) Anxiety (Inquietude) is a 1998 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was screened out of competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
  6. (Anxiety (Monster Squad album)) Anxiety is an EP recorded by the American street punk band Monster Squad, published by Strength Through Pain records in 2002. It is now out of print.
  7. (Anxiety (song)) Elephunk is the 3rd studio album by American musical band The Black Eyed Peas. Released on June 24, 2003, the album charted at number 14 on the American Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and has sold 8. ...
  8. (anxiety) An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness or concern about some uncertain event; An uneasy or distressing desire (for something); A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach
  9. (anxiety) An abnormal sense of fear, nervousness, and apprehension about something that might happen in the future.
  10. (Anxiety) Nonspecific, unpleasant feeling of apprehension, discomfort, and, in some cases, dread and impending doom that is manifested physically by such symptoms as motortension, autonomic hyperactivity, or hyperattentiveness. Symptoms prompt the person to take some action to seek relief. ...
  11. (anxiety) The unpleasant emotional state consisting of psychophysiological responses to anticipation of unreal or imagined danger, ostensibly resulting from unrecognised intrapsychic conflict. ...
  12. Anxiety and fear are often used to describe the same thing. When the word "anxiety" is used to discuss a group of mental illnesses (anxiety disorders), it refers to an unpleasant and overriding inner emotional tension that has no apparent identifiable cause. ...
  13. (Anxiety) State of intense apprehension, uncertainty, and fear resulting from the anticipation of a threatening event or situation.
  14. (anxiety) apprehension of danger, or dread, accompanied by nervous restlessness, tension, increased heart rate, and shortness of breath unrelated to a clearly identifiable stimulus
  15. (anxiety) distress or unease caused by worry or fear
  16. (anxiety) An unpleasant state that involves a complex combination of emotions that include fear, apprehension and worry. It is often accompanied by physical sensations such as heart palpitations, nausea, chest pain, shortness of breath or tension headache.
  17. (Anxiety) an unpleasant emotional state ranging from mild unease to intense fear,accompanied by certain physical and psychological symptoms including restlessness, muscletension and in some cases heart palpitations.
  18. (anxiety) a state characterized by apprehensiveness, nervousness, fear.
  19. (Anxiety) A feeling of apprehension, often characterized by feelings of stress.
  20. (anxiety) The apprehensive anticipation of future danger or misfortune accompanied by a feeling of dysphoria or somatic symptoms of tension. The focus of anticipated danger may be internal or external. ...
  21. (Anxiety) Feelings produced by fear.
  22. (Anxiety) An emotional state marked by a combination of feelings including fear, apprehension, and worry.
  23. Anxiety is an unpleasant feeling when you feel worried, uneasy or distressed about something that may or may not be about to happen.
  24. (ANXIETY) As with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and panic attacks, anxiety and anxiety attacks have been argued to be a natural outgrowth from the ritualistic, perfectionist characteristics of Asperger’s.
  25. (ANXIETY) Mental discomfort that arises from the fear of anything, real or imagined. May have a potent effect on actions and the ability to learn from perceptions.