anxiety
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
Noun 4 meanings
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
“generalized anxiety disorder”
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.
Etymology
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.
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ANXIETY at a glance
ANXIETY has 7 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (A 1 + N 1 + X 8 + I 1 + E 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,212 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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