anxiety

Definitions


[aŋˈzʌɪɪti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome
(e.g: he felt a surge of anxiety)

- strong desire or concern to do something or for something to happen
(e.g: the housekeeper's eager anxiety to please)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century: from French anxiété or Latin anxietas, from anxius (see anxious)




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