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Anxiety

noun

(pl. anxieties)

(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. Synonym: anxiousness.

A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune.

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