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Anxiety meaning

What does “anxiety” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“anxiety” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: (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.

anxiety

noun

  1. (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

    Synonymsanxiousness

  2. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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