anxiety
Syllables: an·xi·e·ty/æŋˈzaɪ.əti/
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British/aŋˈzɑjətɪj/
anxiety noun: an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
Noun
anxiety (countable and uncountable, plural anxieties)
- An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
- generalized anxiety disorder
- feel anxiety
- An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).
- A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
- Any anxiety disorder, especially generalized anxiety disorder.
- My anxiety is a part of me, one that I’ve had to learn to deal with.2022 May 25, Mara Wilson, “‘Anxiety is part of me’: Mara Wilson and other anxious minds on how they cope”, in The Guardian
anxiety meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
anxiety in Hindi
- state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession
- व्याकुलता vyākultā, आकुलता ākultā
- concern
- चिंता cintā, परेशानी pareśānī
anxiety in Tamil
- state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession
- தவிப்பு tavippu
anxiety in Urdu
- concern
- چِںْتا cĩtā
- pathological condition
- بے چَینی be cainī
anxiety in Bengali
- concern
- দুশ্চিন্তা duścinta
- pathological condition
- এজতেরাব ejterab
More languagesFewer languages
- anxiety in Telugu
- ఉద్వేగం udvēgaṁ, ఉద్విగ్నత udvignata, చింత cinta
- anxiety in Malayalam
- വെപ്രാളം veprāḷaṁ
- anxiety in Kannada
- ಬೇವಸ, ಸೆಡೆ, ತಲ್ಲಣ, ತೂಣ
- anxiety in Punjabi
- ਸੰਸਾ sansā, ਫ਼ਿਰਾਕ਼ firāq, ਭਰਮ bharam
- anxiety in Gujarati
- ચિંતા cintā
- anxiety in Odia
- ଭାଳେଣି bhāḷeṇi
- anxiety in Sanskrit
- अंहु aṃhu
- anxiety in Tagalog
- pagkabalisa, alip-ip
- anxiety in Arabic
- قَلَق qalaq, اِضْطِرَاب الْقَلَق iḍṭirāb al-qalaq
- anxiety in Malay
- keresahan
- anxiety in Indonesian
- kerisauan, kekhawatiran, kegelisahan, kecemasan
- anxiety in Thai
- ความวิตกกังวล kwaam-wí-dtòk-gang-won
- anxiety in Vietnamese
- sự lo lắng, lo âu
Examples of anxiety in a sentence
- She felt a wave of anxiety before the interview.
- He suffers from social anxiety.
- The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 4, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC:
Synonyms of anxiety
- care
- solicitude
- foreboding
- uneasiness
- perplexity
- disquietude
- disquiet
- trouble
- apprehension
- restlessness
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Forms of anxiety
| plural | anxieties |
|---|---|
| alternative form | anxietie |
Origin of anxiety
Borrowed from Latin ānxietās, from ānxius (“anxious, solicitous, distressed, troubled”), from angō (“to distress, trouble”), akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). Equivalent to anxious + -ety. See anger; angst.
Words formed from anxiety
- antianxiety
- anxietist
- anxietize
- anxietous
- anxiety disorder
- anxiety neurosis
- approach anxiety
- castration anxiety
- climate anxiety
- ecoanxiety
- eco-anxiety
- generalized anxiety disorder
- hangxiety
- hyperanxiety
- illness anxiety disorder
- nonanxiety
- overanxiety
- performance anxiety
- range anxiety
- ringxiety
- scanxiety
- separation anxiety
- separation anxiety disorder
- social anxiety
- social anxiety disorder
- unspecified anxiety disorder
Phrases with anxiety
Questions about anxiety
- What does anxiety mean?
- Anxiety means an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
- What is anxiety in Hindi?
- Anxiety in Hindi is व्याकुलता (vyākultā), आकुलता (ākultā), चिंता (cintā). See Anxiety meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use anxiety in a sentence?
- She felt a wave of anxiety before the interview.
- What part of speech is anxiety?
- Anxiety is a noun.
- How do you pronounce anxiety?
- Anxiety is pronounced /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of anxiety?
- The plural of anxiety is anxieties.
Words near anxiety in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: anxiety (page history and authors); ఉద్విగ్నత (Telugu) (page history and authors); വെപ്രാളം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); anxiety (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਫ਼ਿਰਾਕ਼ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ચિંતા (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ଭାଳେଣି (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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