anxious

== English == === Alternative forms === anctious (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin anxius, from angō (“to cause pain, choke”); akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). See anger; angst. === Pronunciation === (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈæŋkʃəs/, [ˈæŋkʃəs] (æ-raising) (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ̯ŋkʃəs/, [ˈeɪ̯ŋkʃəs]; /ˈɛ̃ŋkʃəs/, [ˈɛ̃ŋkʃəs] Rhymes: -æŋkʃəs Hyphenation: an‧xious === Adjective === anxious (comparative more anxious or anxiouser, superlative most anxious or anxiousest) Nervous and worried. Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown. (of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying. Earnestly desirous. ==== Usage notes ==== Anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc., before the object of solicitude. Some argue that this word should only be used in the sense of "worried" or "worrisome". ==== Synonyms ==== (nervous and worried): uneasy, worrisome, unquiet, concerned, fraught (extremely concerned (about the future)): angstful, disturbed, restless, solicitous, worrisome (causing anxiety): restless, uneasy, worrisome, unquiet, nerve-wracking (earnestly desirous): restless, solicitous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Anxiety on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “anxious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “anxious”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Siouxan