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How to use anxiety in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Anxiety means an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event. Example: “She felt a wave of anxiety before the interview.”

Examples of anxiety by meaning

nounAn unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

  • generalized anxiety disorder
  • She felt a wave of anxiety before the interview.
  • He suffers from social anxiety.

nounAny 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

More sentences with anxiety

  • When I got back to Hawaii, a feeling of aloha flooded me, and my anxiety vanished.From the entry aloha
  • Her diagnoses include type 2 diabetes mellitus, primary hypertension, diabetic retinopathy, and generalized anxiety disorder.From the entry diagnosis
  • The therapist tapped him when he was overcome by anxiety.From the entry tap
  • Brexit has rocked the foundations of the nation and plunged everyone into a state of heightened constitutional anxiety.From the entry constitutional
  • The operations center was pregnant with anxiety.From the entry pregnant
  • The therapy used hypnosis to treat anxiety.From the entry hypnosis
  • The sight chiseled up old anxieties.From the entry chisel up
  • Mood disorders, such as anxiety disorders and major depression, are often described as underdiagnosed and undertreated, in part because people with the disorders often do not seek treatment.From the entry underdiagnosed
  • Some students, due to anxiety, skip the most important first step, which is to prewrite the thesis, and jump into the middle of the project, which is a fatal error.From the entry prewrite
  • That is also why, despite the anxiety around job losses, new openings will arise.2025 May 24, “The great AI jobs disruption is under way”, in FT Weekend (The FT View section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN…. From the entry creative destruction
  • One is a fear of STDs; another is standard-issue performance anxiety.2025 November, Daniel Kolitz, “The Goon Squad: Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation”, in Harper's…. From the entry pornosexuality
  • This emphasizes the significance of early childhood relationship experiences as a potential causal factor of social anxiety.2025, Thomas Ditye, Mara Sartorio, Lisa Welleschik, “Name avoidance in social anxiety: Understanding alexinomia”, in Journal of Anxiety…. From the entry alexinomia
  • In many countries, up to 1 in 5 new mothers experience a mood or anxiety disorder.2024 May 1, Katia Hetter, “Why is a mother’s mental health so important? A doctor explains”, in CNN. From the entry mother
  • Constant vigilance for social threats and the negative emotions it produces (e.g., anxiety) deplete self-regulatory resources.2022 October 25, L. J. Shrum, Elena Fumagalli, Tina M. Lowrey, “Coping with loneliness through consumption”, in Journal of Consumer…. From the entry deplete
  • People with octophobia experience anxiety when they think about or see the number 8.2022 March 22, “Octophobia (Fear of the Number 8)”, in Cleaveland Clinic, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2023. From the entry octophobia
  • We are directing you to seek professional help for your anxiety disorder."2022, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), 4915: Finger Guns. From the entry anxiety disorder
  • People with acrophobia will experience panic and sudden anxiety in a variety of situations involving heights.2021 March 3, Sarah Bence; Steven Gans, MD (medical reviewer), “What Is Acrophobia?”, in Verywell Health, archived from the original on 30…. From the entry acrophobia
  • And there are many of course who feel a sense of anxiety and loss.2020 January 31, Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, quotee, “Brexit: Flag lowered at Senedd as the UK leaves the EU”, in…. From the entry wrangle
  • One phone call to the lawyer and some of my anxiety had lessened.2020, Eve Langlais, Halfway There. From the entry eased
  • The origins of the cyberpunk genre involve Western anxieties about the East.2020 December 8, George Yang, “Orientalism, ‘Cyberpunk 2077,’ and Yellow Peril in Science Fiction”, in Wired, →ISSN. From the entry techno-orientalism
  • Be open about your fears and anxieties, and be open-eared to your husband's feelings and thoughts too.2020 July 19, Wayne and Wanda, “I'm furious that my mostly-unemployed husband refuses to home-school our kids this fall”, in Anchorage…. From the entry open-eared
  • Your excitement needs to be louder than any anxiety" to finish.2019 June 14, Macaela Mackenzie, Lindsay Geller, “Why Your Orgasm Is MIA—And Exactly What To Do About It”, in Women's Health, archived…. From the entry finish
  • Acrophobia describes an intense fear of heights that can cause significant anxiety and panic.2019 March 27, Understanding Acrophobia, or Fear of Heights. From the entry acrophobia
  • Instagram 'cleanfluencer' Mrs Hinch says cleaning helped her tackle her anxiety.2019, Laura Jane Williams, The Life Diet: How to Let in What Makes You Happy, and Let Go of Everything Else, unnumbered page. From the entry cleanfluencer
  • But Boyle and his four musketeers give it just the right frantic, jaded energy and manic anxiety.2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian. From the entry musketeer
  • Thus, anxiety anticipation is vital to the pathopsychological mechanism of SAD.2015 January 20, Changjian Qiu et al., “Analysis of Altered Baseline Brain Activity in Drug-Naive Adult Patients with Social Anxiety…. From the entry pathopsychological
  • He spoke rather overboisterously, as if to cover a real anxiety.2014, Celia Fremlin, Seven Lean Years, →ISBN. From the entry overboisterously
  • It is the culture of oversharing and status anxiety that disturbs me.2012 December 10, Roger Cohen, “Time to Tune Out”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry overshare
  • It took the anxiety off my nerves just long enough to refocus the balance of the day.2012, Daniel Bonnell, “Corona Landscapes”, in Shadow Lessons: The Unexpected Journey of an Inner City Art Teacher, Eugene, OR: Wipf and…. From the entry corona
  • Anxiety is a state of emotional know-nothingness in which the individual succumbs to helplessness.2012, Peter R. Breggin, Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal. From the entry know-nothingness
  • In addition to my anxieties and obsessions about my appearance, I also suffered terribly from unrequited love.2012, Kerri Sackville, The Little Book of Anxiety: Confessions From a Worried Life, London: The Robson Press, →ISBN, page 36. From the entry dagginess
  • Back in those days, a game like this would have presented little anxiety.2010, David Stubbs, Send Them Victorious: England's Path to Glory 2006-2010, O Books (Zero Books), p. 12. From the entry rind
  • I, as his impromptu valet, bore the brunt of his anxiety.2010, William James Henry [pseudonym; Rick Yancey], “‘Ich Habe Dich Auch Vermisst’”, in The Curse of the Wendigo (The Monstrumologist; 2)…. From the entry quaintrelle
  • In crisis, normal patterns of self-organization fail, resulting in anxiety (negative energy).2009, Christopher Johns, Becoming a Reflective Practitioner, John Wiley & Sons, page 15. From the entry energy
  • Still, this adrenalized jolt of designer nihilism tapped right into late-capitalist disaffection and premillennial anxiety.2009 January 2, Dennis Lim, “Journey of a Director, From Night Creature to Tender Time Traveler”, in New York Times. From the entry adrenalize
  • Recalling his anxiety as an unblooded lieutenant on the eve of the Mexican War, Ulysses S.2009 October 11, Elizabeth D. Samet, “Marine Dreams”, in New York Times. From the entry unblooded

Meaning of anxiety

  1. noun An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
  2. noun An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).
  3. noun A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.

Full definition of anxiety

Questions about anxiety in a sentence

How do you use anxiety in a sentence?
Anxiety is used as a noun. For example: “She felt a wave of anxiety before the interview.”
What is a short sentence with anxiety?
“generalized anxiety disorder”
What does anxiety mean?
Anxiety means an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

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