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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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... the edge of a baggage truck, and pondered the situation. She knew that her mother, who had carefully studied the railway schedule, was with feverish anxiety expecting her return by the train, now many miles away; and she feared that any unexplained detention would have an injurious effect on the ...

— At the Mercy of Tiberius • August Evans Wilson

... their intentions, but thought that they had come merely to meet the evening steamer. But as the crowd increased, he became somewhat uneasy as reports of impending trouble drifted to his ears. In his anxiety, he sent word to Simon Stubbles, telling him of his fears and advising him to come ...

— The Unknown Wrestler • H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody

... send this resolution to France by different opportunities, and hope it will be forwarded immediately to Lady Asgill, and put an end to the anxiety she has suffered on account of her son. But as it is possible that my letter may arrive later than yours, I beg you, Sir, to transmit it also by the first opportunity, I shall solicit General Washington to permit Captain Asgill to return to Europe on his ...

— The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI • Various

... to find; the female, he thought, must slyly leave the nest at the approach of an intruder, running beneath the herbage until a considerable distance from the nest, when, joined by her mate, the pair by their evident anxiety mislead the stranger as ...

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... hard pushed for money," said the other, moodily, "and it is possibly true. He was beside himself with anger and anxiety, otherwise I might have given the little blackguard ...

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