Another word for anxiety
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Noun
A troubled or anxious state of mind
- To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled.
- To seize something with the teeth and bite or tear repeatedly:
- To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:
- distress or discomfort
- The state of being solicitous; care or concern, as for the well-being of another.
- A cause of concern:
- The state or quality of being nervous.
- To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
- To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
- To constrain or overcome by harassment.
- Worried unease; anxiety:
- To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.
- Absence of peace or rest; anxiety.
- Uneasy; restless.
- To have to do with or relate to:
- To be of interest or importance to:
- To engage the attention of; involve:
- A concerned or troubled state of mind, as that arising from serious responsibility; worry.
- An object or source of worry, attention, or solicitude:
- Interest, regard, or liking:
- A feeling of anxiety or apprehension.
- To show or feel anxiety or apprehension:
See also:
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Another word for anxiety
Noun
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- plural form of butterfly
- A psychological state characterized by excessive anxiety or insecurity, compensated for by various defense mechanisms and lacking evidence of neurologic or other organic disease. No longer used in psychiatric diagnosis.
- To pull, draw, or stretch tight:
- To cause distortion of (a body's parts or shape) by applying an external force; deform.
- To exert, use, or tax to the utmost:
- The act or process of stretching something tight.
- The condition of so being stretched; tautness.
- A force tending to stretch or elongate something.
- Importance, significance, or emphasis placed on something.
- The relative force with which a sound or syllable is spoken.
- The emphasis placed on the sound or syllable spoken most forcefully in a word or phrase.
- A feeling of anxiety or apprehension.
- To show or feel anxiety or apprehension:
- To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
- To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
- To constrain or overcome by harassment.
- distress or discomfort
- A state of restlessness or uneasiness; disquietude.
- The act of agitating or the state of being agitated.
- Extreme emotional disturbance; perturbation.
- The stirring up of public interest in a matter of controversy, such as a political or social issue.
- To be in terror of; fear intensely:
- To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance:
- To hold in awe or reverence.
- A very unpleasant or disturbing feeling caused by the presence or imminence of danger:
- A state or condition marked by this feeling:
- A feeling of disquiet or apprehension:
- A sense of impending evil or misfortune.
- An evil omen; a portent.
- Ominous.
- Doubt, distrust, or apprehension:
- A feeling of misgiving:
- To have to do with or relate to:
- To be of interest or importance to:
- To engage the attention of; involve:
- The state or quality of being nervous.
- To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.
- Absence of peace or rest; anxiety.
- Uneasy; restless.
- Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.
- The act of seizing or capturing; arrest.
- The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.
- To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled.
- To seize something with the teeth and bite or tear repeatedly:
- To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:
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