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anxiousness

DEFINITIONS OF: anxiousness

1

n a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments

Synonyms:
disquiet
Type of:
anxiety
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

n (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

Synonyms:
anxiety
Types:
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castration anxiety
(psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to women
hypochondria, hypochondriasis
chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
overanxiety
excessive anxiety
panic, scare
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
red scare
a period of general fear of communists
Type of:
mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
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