angoisse

Definitions of angoisse
  1. noun
    an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
    synonyms: crainte, peur
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    antonyms:
    hardiesse, témérité
    feeling no fear
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    consternation, frayeur, épouvante
    fear resulting from the awareness of danger
    frisson, tremblement
    an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
    peur, épouvante
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
    frayeur, peur
    a sudden attack of fear
    trac
    fear that affects a person about to face an audience
    crainte, inquiétude, peur
    fearful expectation or anticipation
    peur, timidité
    fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
    pressentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
    timidité
    a feeling of fear of embarrassment
    embarras, manque d'assurance
    lack of self-confidence
    tristesse
    a feeling of melancholy apprehension
    type of:
    émotion
    any strong feeling
  2. noun
    fearful expectation or anticipation
    synonyms: crainte, inquiétude, peur
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    types:
    pressentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
    tristesse
    a feeling of melancholy apprehension
    type of:
    crainte, peur
    an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
  3. noun
    an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom
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    anxiété, inquiétude
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
  4. noun
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
    synonyms: anxiété, inquiétude
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    confusion, embarras, trouble
    anxious embarrassment
    inquiétude
    a strong feeling of anxiety
    crainte, inquiétude, souci
    an anxious feeling
    inquiétude
    a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
    inquiétude, nervosité
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
    pressentiment, scrupule
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    agitation, nervosité
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
    type of:
    émotion
    any strong feeling
  5. noun
    (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: anxiété
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    hypocondrie
    chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
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    état mental, état psychologique
    (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
  6. noun
    an anxious feeling
    synonyms: crainte, inquiétude, souci
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    type of:
    anxiété, inquiétude
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
  7. noun
    extreme mental distress
    synonyms: supplice, tourment
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    type of:
    douleur, souffrance
    psychological suffering
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