Anxiety

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A state of uneasiness and apprehension, as about future uncertainties.
  • noun. A cause of anxiety.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Eager, often agitated desire.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The apprehension caused by danger, misfortune, or error; concern or solicitude respecting some event, future or uncertain; disturbance, uneasiness of mind, or care, occasioned by trouble.
  • noun. In pathology, a state of restlessness and agitation, with general indisposition, and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.
  • noun. Eager desire.
  • noun. A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
  • noun. An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
  • noun. A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
  • noun. (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
  • Word Usage
    "In the case of emotionally induced stress, the term anxiety will serve just as well."
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