Anxious meaning

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

“anxious” is an adjective with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: eagerly desirous.

anxious

adjective

eagerly desirous
“anxious to see the new show at the museum”
“dying to hear who won”
Synonymsdying
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
“spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”
“cast anxious glances behind her”
Synonymsnervous queasy uneasy unquiet

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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