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anxiety definition

anxi·ety (aŋ zīə tē)

noun pl. anxieties -·ties

  1. a state of being uneasy, apprehensive, or worried about what may happen; concern about a possible future event
  2. Psychiatry an abnormal state like this, characterized by a feeling of being powerless and unable to cope with threatening events, typically imaginary, and by physical tension, as shown by sweating, trembling, etc.
  3. an eager but often uneasy desire anxiety to do well

Etymology: L anxietas < anxius, anxious

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