anxiety
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(noun) a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune |
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Related Words: Angst, anxiousness, care, concern, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment, disquiet, disquietude, distress, edginess, emotion, fear, inquietude, insecurity, jitteriness, jumpiness, misgiving, nervousness, qualm, restiveness, scruple, sinking, sinking feeling, trouble, uneasiness, worry |
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(noun) a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders |
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Synonyms: anxiousness |
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Related Words: castration anxiety, hypochondria, hypochondriasis, mental state, overanxiety, panic, psychological state, scare |
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