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overanxious

overanxious adjective: excessively anxious or nervous.

Adjective

overanxious (comparative more overanxious, superlative most overanxious)

  1. Excessively anxious or nervous.
    • Overanxious and overmeticulous supervision is almost certain to result in discontinued homes or overly dependent Family Care therapists.1947, Magnolia G Culver, Family Care Program: A Handbook for Social Workers, Ohio State Reformatory Press, page 13

overanxious meaning in Urdu and Bengali

overanxious in Urdu

آرزو مند, فکر مند, پریشان

overanxious in Bengali

অত্যধিক উদ্বিগ্ন, স্নায়বিক

Forms of overanxious

comparativemore overanxious
superlativemost overanxious
alternative formover-anxious

Origin of overanxious

From over- + anxious.

Words formed from overanxious

Questions about overanxious

What does overanxious mean?
Overanxious means excessively anxious or nervous.
What is overanxious in Urdu?
Overanxious in Urdu is آرزو مند, فکر مند, پریشان. See Overanxious meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is overanxious?
Overanxious is an adjective.

Words near overanxious in the dictionary

  1. overannotation
  2. overanticoagulated
  3. overanticoagulation
  4. overanxieties
  5. overanxiety
  6. overanxious
  7. overanxiously
  8. overanxiousness
  9. overapologies
  10. overapologise
  11. overapologised

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