Meaning of anxiety | Babel Free

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1. An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
   countable, uncountable
2. An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event
3. An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).
   countable, uncountable
4. A troubled or anxious state of mind:angst, anxiousness, care, concern, disquiet, disquietude, distress, nervousness, solicitude, unease, uneasiness, worry.
5. An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please)
6. A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
   countable, uncountable
7. gretig بِقَلَق тревожно ansiosamente úzkostlivě ängstlich bekymret; ængsteligt ανήσυχαansiosamente murelikult, õhinaga با نگرانی huolestuneesti avec inquiétudeבדאגה उत्सुक्तापूर्वक gorljivo nyugtalanul sikap resah, cemas dll með kvíða con ansia 気をもんで 걱정하여 neramiai, susirūpinus raižpilni dengan cemas bezorgdbekymret, engstelig niespokojnie, z niepokojem له اندیښمنی سره ansiosamente îngrijorat тревожно, беспокоино úzkostlivo v strahu teskobno ängsligt อย่างร้อนรนใจ endişeyle, istekle 迫不及待地 стур...
8. A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach
9. Any anxiety disorder, especially generalized anxiety disorder.
   countable, informal, uncountable
10. His health is a great anxiety to me; filled with anxiety about her child's health. angstigheid قَـلَـق тревога ansiedade úzkost die Sorge bekymring; ængstelse ανησυχίαansiedad mure نگرانی؛ دلواپسی huoli anxiétéחרדה, דאגה चिंता zabrinutost aggodalom keresahan, kegelisahan, dll kvíði ansia, ansietà 心配 걱정 susirūpinimas, nerimas raizes; bažas tandatanya ongerustheidbekymring, engstelseniepokój اندیښمنی ansiedade anxietate; îngrijorare тревога, беспокоиство starosť, úzkosť bojazen, huda skrb zabri...
11. Any anxiety disorder, especially generalized anxiety disorder
12. ansiedad, angustia; estado de preocupación excesiva; aprehensión, abatimiento de ánimo, desasosiego;___ attack → crisis de ___;
13. A state of uneasiness and apprehension, as about future uncertainties.
14. Psychiatry A state of apprehension, uncertainty, and fear resulting from the anticipation of a realistic or fantasized threatening event or situation, often impairing physical and psychological functioning.
    Psychiatry
15. Eager, often agitated desire: my anxiety to make a good impression.
16. a state of uneasiness or tension caused by apprehension of possible future misfortune, danger, etc; worry
17. intense desire; eagerness
18. (Psychology) 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
    psychol

Equivalents

Examples

“generalized anxiety disorder”

“feel anxiety”

“cause anxiety”

“She felt a wave of anxiety before the interview.”

“He suffers from social anxiety.”

“The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected.”

“But the other, because he's been immersed in arguments, gives the appearance of harbouring considerable anxiety and suspicion that he's ignorant of those matters he presents himself to others as an expert on.”

“My anxiety is a part of me, one that I’ve had to learn to deal with.”

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