anxiety

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Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ANXIETYCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂enǵʰ-#ANXIETY

Borrowed from LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from Latin#ANXIETYCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ANXIETY anxietās, from anxius (“anxious, solicitous, distressed, troubled”), from angō (“to distress, trouble”), akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). Equivalent to anxious +‎ -etyCategory:English terms suffixed with -ety (forming nouns)#ANXIETY. See anger; angst.

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anxiety (countable and uncountable, plural anxieties)Category:English lemmas#ANXIETYCategory:English nouns#ANXIETYCategory:English uncountable nouns#ANXIETYCategory:English countable nouns#ANXIETYCategory:English countable nouns#ANXIETYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ANXIETYCategory:Pages with entries#ANXIETYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ANXIETY

  1. An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
    She felt a wave of anxiety before the interview.Category:English terms with usage examples#ANXIETY
    • 1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 4, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC:
      The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected.
      Category:English terms with quotations#ANXIETY
    • 2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 268a:
      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.
      Category:English terms with quotations#ANXIETY
  2. An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).
  3. (pathologyCategory:en:Pathology#ANXIETY) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
  4. (informalCategory:English informal terms#ANXIETY) Any anxiety disorder, especially generalized anxiety disorder.
    • 2022 May 25, Mara Wilson, “‘Anxiety is part of me’: Mara Wilson and other anxious minds on how they cope”, in The Guardian‎:
      My anxiety is a part of me, one that I’ve had to learn to deal with.
      Category:English terms with quotations#ANXIETY

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