anxiety
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or…An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
» Tom tried to hide his anxiety.
Том пытался скрыть своё беспокойство.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
generalized anxiety disorder
feel anxiety
Unbehagen, Nervosität, Angst
беспоко́йствоbespokójstvo, трево́гаtrevóga
занепоко́єнняzanepokójennja, триво́гаtryvóha, неспокі́йnespokíj
(countable, uncountable)An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).
Bemühen, Bestreben
жела́ние, жела́ние
(countable, uncountable)A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
Angst, Angstzustände, Ängstlichkeit
страхstrax, боя́зньbojáznʹ
(countable, informal, uncountable)Any anxiety disorder, especially generalized anxiety disorder.
- a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
- (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
Examples
267 sentencesTom tried to hide his anxiety.
ruТом пытался скрыть своё беспокойство.
He caused his parents a lot of anxiety.
I get really bad performance anxiety before I give a speech.
Tom suffers from anxiety.
Том страждає на тривожний невроз.
deTom leidet unter Angstzuständen.
She could not cope with anxiety.
ruОна не могла справиться с беспокойством.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin ānxietās, from ānxius (“anxious, solicitous, distressed, troubled”), fBorrowed from Latin ānxietās, from ānxius (“anxious, solicitous, distressed, troubled”), from angō (“to distress, trouble”), akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). Equivalent to anxious + -ety. See anger; angst.
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Forms
plural: anxietiesSynonyms
12 synonyms- (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:anxiousness
Word family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable