The Anxiety Angst Family

Catherine T.
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  1. emotion
    any strong feeling
  2. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
  3. Angst
  4. jitteriness
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
  5. jumpiness
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
  6. nervousness
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
  7. restiveness
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
  8. discomfiture
    anxious embarrassment
  9. discomposure
    anxious embarrassment
  10. disconcertion
    anxious embarrassment
  11. trouble
    a source of difficulty
  12. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  13. scruple
    an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
  14. misgiving
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  15. sinking feeling
    a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
  16. sinking
    a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
  17. uneasiness
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
  18. inquietude
    a feeling of anxiety, uneasiness, or restlessness
  19. disconcertment
    anxious embarrassment
  20. worry
    a strong feeling of anxiety
  21. care
    providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
  22. fear
    an emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger
  23. concern
    something that interests you because it is important
  24. insecurity
    the anxiety experienced when feeling vulnerable
  25. anxiousness
    a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
  26. disquiet
    a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
  27. disquietude
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
  28. edginess
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
  29. skittishness
    nervousness or quickness to take fright
Created on Thu Apr 26 16:54:18 EDT 2007

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