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Anxiety - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Anxiety : (noun)
1: a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a
variety of mental disorders [syn: anxiousness]
2: a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in
anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Anxiety : \Anx*i"e*ty\, n.; pl. Anxieties. [L. anxietas, fr.
anxius: cf. F. anxi['e]t['e]. See Anxious.]
1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event,
future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it
in a state of painful uneasiness.
2. Eager desire. --J. D. Forbes
3. (Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with
general indisposition and a distressing sense of
oppression at the epigastrium. --Dunglison.
Syn: Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity;
disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension;
restlessness. See Care.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Anxiety : Anxiety: A feeling of apprehension and fear characterized by physical symptoms such as generalized anxiety disorder .
Each of these anxiety disorders has its own distinct features, but they are all bound together by the common theme of excessive, irrational fear and dread.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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