anxiety

Noun
Synonyms: anxiousness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  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 panicSynonyms: anxiousness
  2. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Anxiety \Anx*i"e*ty\, n.; pl. Anxieties. [L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxi['e]t['e]. See Anxious.]

1.Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness. [1913 Webster]

2.Eager desire. --J. D. Forbes [1913 Webster]

3.(Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity; disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension; restlessness. See Care. [1913 Webster]

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