Generalized anxiety disorder

Definitions of generalized anxiety disorder

noun
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months

synonyms: GAD, anxiety reaction

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anxiety disorder
a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom

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