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anxiety

/æŋˈzaɪ.əti/noun4 syllables

Anxiety means: (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.

Synonyms for anxiety12

noun, as in (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

anxiousness

also used for anxiety

care, solicitude, foreboding, uneasiness, perplexity, disquietude, disquiet, trouble, apprehension, restlessness, distress

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What does anxiety mean?2

noun

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 panic

2

a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with anxiety?5

three syllables

piety

four syllables

societyvarietysobriety

five syllables

notoriety
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Anxiety in a sentence

  • The princess was a highly modern princess, causing the king much anxiety.zumley
  • Marijuana helps my partner's anxiety, but is the worst possible thing for mine.shekitten
  • This continued behavior might signal depression, anxiety or, at worst, suicidal tendencies.Cangarejo
  • The more he speaks of that house, the more anxiety grips him.anzart
  • Recently what with anxiety and lack of sleep, she has lost almost ten pounds.CM
  • The pyre burns the dead, but anxiety burns the living.sabretou
  • I felt a certain anxiety in my chest.AlanF_US
  • Ken's careless driving has caused his mother great anxiety.Lumi

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Forms of anxiety

as a noun

plural
anxieties