anxiety

== English == === Alternative forms === anxietie === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin anxietās, from anxius (“anxious, solicitous, distressed, troubled”), from angō (“to distress, trouble”), akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). Equivalent to anxious +‎ -ety. See anger; angst. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌæŋ(ɡ)ˈzaɪ.ɪ.ti/, /ˌæŋ(ɡ)ˈzaɪ.ə.ti/ (æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ̯ŋ(ɡ)ˈzaɪ.ə.ti/, [ˌeɪ̯ŋ(ɡ)ˈzaɪ.ə.ɾi] Rhymes: -aɪɪti Hyphenation: an‧xi‧e‧ty === Noun === anxiety (countable and uncountable, plural anxieties) An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event. An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please). (pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach. (informal) Any anxiety disorder, especially generalized anxiety disorder. ==== Synonyms ==== care, solicitude, foreboding, uneasiness, perplexity, disquietude, disquiet, trouble, apprehension, restlessness, distress ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “anxiety”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “anxiety”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.