anxiety
Pluralanxieties
- 1A worried, nervous feeling about something that might happen.
Like the worried feeling in your stomach before a big test.
Her anxiety grew as the test date got closer.
He felt a lot of anxiety before speaking in front of the class.
Similarworry, nervousness, apprehension, unease, stress
Oppositecalm, serenity, tranquility
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- 2A mental health condition that makes someone feel worried or afraid very often.
Like an alarm inside your body that keeps going off even when there is no real danger.
My brother has anxiety and takes medicine for it.
She was diagnosed with anxiety after months of feeling on edge.
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- 3A restless, upset feeling that often comes with a tight, heavy feeling in the stomach.
Like a knot in your stomach that just won't go away.
His anxiety made it hard to sit still in the waiting room.
The patient described a deep anxiety along with a tight feeling in her stomach.
Similaragitation, restlessness, distress
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- 4A strong, worried wish to do or get something.
Like wanting something so badly that it makes you nervous.
In her anxiety to help, she ended up making things worse.
His anxiety to win the prize kept him practicing for hours.
Similareagerness, keenness, desire, impatience
Oppositeindifference
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Origin
From Latin anxietas, from anxius meaning 'anxious' or 'troubled', which came from a word meaning 'to distress'.