What does ANXIETY mean?

Definitions for ANXIETY
æŋˈzaɪ ɪ tianx·i·ety

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. anxiety, anxiousnessnoun

    (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

  2. anxietynoun

    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

Wiktionary

  1. anxietynoun

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

  2. anxietynoun

    An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).

    I was anxious to get into the office before Henderson called from New York.

  3. anxietynoun

    A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.

  4. Etymology: From anxietatem, from anxius, from ango.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Anxietynoun

    Etymology: anxietas, Lat.

    To be happy, is not only to be freed from the pains and diseases of the body, but from anxiety and vexation of spirit; not only to enjoy the pleasures of sense, but peace of conscience, and tranquillity of mind. John Tillotson.

    In anxieties which attend fevers, when the cold fit is over, a warmer regimen may be allowed; and because anxieties often happen by spasms from wind, spices are useful. Arbuthnot.

Wikipedia

  1. Anxiety

    Anxiety is an emotion which is characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events. Anxiety is different than fear in that the former is defined as the anticipation of a future threat whereas the latter is defined as the emotional response to a real threat. It is often accompanied by nervous behavior such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination.Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness and worry, usually generalized and unfocused as an overreaction to a situation that is only subjectively seen as menacing. It is often accompanied by muscular tension, restlessness, fatigue, inability to catch one's breath, tightness in the abdominal region, nausea, and problems in concentration. Anxiety is closely related to fear, which is a response to a real or perceived immediate threat (fight or flight response); anxiety involves the expectation of future threat including dread. People facing anxiety may withdraw from situations which have provoked anxiety in the past.Though anxiety is a typical human response, when excessive or persisting beyond developmentally appropriate periods it may be diagnosed as an anxiety disorder. There are multiple forms of anxiety disorder (such as generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder) with specific clinical definitions. Part of the definition of an anxiety disorder, which distinguishes it from everyday anxiety, is that it is persistent, typically lasting 6 months or more, although the criterion for duration is intended as a general guide with allowance for some degree of flexibility and is sometimes of shorter duration in children.

ChatGPT

  1. anxiety

    Anxiety is a psychological state or condition characterized by feelings of worry, unease, nervousness, or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one's daily activities. It often involves a sense of impending danger, panic, or doom, and may also induce physical symptoms like increased heart rate, rapid breathing, restlessness, difficulty concentrating, and sleep problems. It can be a response to certain situations or environments and may also be a symptom of some mental health disorders.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Anxietynoun

    concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness

  2. Anxietynoun

    eager desire

  3. Anxietynoun

    a state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium

Wikidata

  1. Anxiety

    Anxiety is an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and apprehension, often accompanied by nervous behavior, such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints and rumination. It is the subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over something unlikely to happen, such as the feeling of imminent death. Anxiety is feeling unrealistic fear, worry, and uneasiness, usually generalized and unfocused. It is often accompanied by restlessness, fatigue, problems in concentration, and muscular tension. Anxiety is not considered to be a normal reaction to a perceived stressor although many feel it occasionally. When anxiety becomes overwhelming and distressing to the sufferer, it may fall under the psychiatric diagnosis of anxiety disorder. Anxiety is not the same as fear. Fear is evoked by a realistic danger and is an appropriate response to a perceived threat, while anxiety is worry or overreaction to a situation that is only subjectively seen as menacing.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Anxiety

    Feeling or emotion of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster but not disabling as with ANXIETY DISORDERS.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ANXIETY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3645

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ANXIETY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4210

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ANXIETY' in Nouns Frequency: #1344

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ANXIETY in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ANXIETY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ANXIETY in a Sentence

  1. Joe Moore:

    Money is a strange thing. It ranks with love as our greatest source of joy, and with death as our greatest source of anxiety.

  2. Jonathan Du:

    Theres definitely a sense of anxiety, when we were at the airport, you could see people breaking down, frantically on their phones. We were up for 24 hours just to get an answer from the airlines and the U.S. Consulate.

  3. Barack Obama:

    I've seen the heartbreak and anxiety of children whose mothers might be taken away from them just because they didn't have the right papers.

  4. Deborah Fox:

    People who struggle with anxiety often have a hard time relaxing, so their ability to tune into their sexual sensations and allow arousal to happen is compromised, they put so much energy into managing their anxiety that takes them away from enjoying themselves — including the spiciness of sex.

  5. Joel Blanco:

    Months of anxiety, sleepless nights and worries.

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