Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being anxious.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A feeling of anxiety.

    a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments

Forms

plural: anxiousnesses
Singularanxiousness
Pluralanxiousnesses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments:disquiet
  • (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:anxiety

Word family

1 related words
Relatedanxious

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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