anxiety

[US]/æŋˈzaɪəti/
[UK]/æŋˈzaɪəti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome; a feeling of longing or desire; something that causes worry or unease

Phrases & Collocations

anxiety disorder

anxiety for sth

test anxiety

trait anxiety

anxiety neurosis

generalized anxiety disorder

performance anxiety

Example Sentences

Their anxiety was such that they could not sleep.

my anxiety to make a good impression.

the housekeeper's eager anxiety to please.

anxiety about national decline and incohesion.

the manifestation of anxiety over disease.

Their anxieties were put asleep.

There is a note of anxiety in her voice.

What's the origin of your anxiety?

documents that were committed to the bank's trust. See also Synonyms at anxiety

He expressed anxiety that it should be done in no time.

anxiety that outlasted its cause.

preadult anxieties; the preadult morph.

Her mother's anxiety was apparent to everyone.

We feel great anxiety about the general engineer's sickness.

Anxiety gnawed at his heart.

Some anxiety still lurked in her mind.

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