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anxiety
noun
-
anxiety
,
anxieties
a
feeling
of
worry
,
nervousness
,
or
unease
,
usually
about
something
uncertain
or
potentially
negative
•
She
felt
a
wave
of
anxiety
before
giving
her
speech
.
She
felt
a
wave
of
anxiety
before
giving
her
speech
.
•
A
little
anxiety
can
keep
a
driver
focused
during
a
long
night
journey
.
A
little
anxiety
can
keep
a
driver
focused
during
a
long
night
journey
.
Late
Middle
English
:
via
Old
French
from
Latin
anxietas
,
from
anxius
‘
uneasy
’.
noun
-
anxiety
,
anxieties
a
mental
health
condition
marked
by
excessive
and
persistent
worry
that
interferes
with
daily
life
•
After
months
of
constant
worry
,
her
doctor
diagnosed
her
with
anxiety
.
After
months
of
constant
worry
,
her
doctor
diagnosed
her
with
anxiety
.
•
Weekly
therapy
sessions
helped
Mark
manage
his
anxiety
without
medication
.
Weekly
therapy
sessions
helped
Mark
manage
his
anxiety
without
medication
.
Same
origin
as
the
general
sense
;
first
used
in
a
clinical
context
in
the
late
19th
century
.
noun
-
anxiety
,
anxieties
one
of
several
specific
worries
or
problems
that
make
a
person
feel
nervous
or
uneasy
•
The
financial
anxieties
of
the
recession
kept
families
up
at
night
.
The
financial
anxieties
of
the
recession
kept
families
up
at
night
.
•
College
students
often
share
their
anxieties
about
exams
and
jobs
.
College
students
often
share
their
anxieties
about
exams
and
jobs
.
Extension
of
the
general
sense
to
individual
,
countable
worries
,
first
attested
in
the
18th
century
.
