Definitions for anxiety

anxiety anx·i·e·ty

Spelling: [ang-zahy-i-tee]
IPA: /æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti/

Anxiety is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 126 anagrams from letters in anxiety (aeintxy).

Definitions for anxiety

noun

  1. distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune:
  2. earnest but tense desire; eagerness:
  3. Psychiatry. a state of apprehension and psychic tension occurring in some forms of mental disorder.

Origin of anxiety

1515-25; Latin anxietās, equivalent to anxi(us) anxious + -etās, variant of -itās before a vowel

Examples for anxiety

There was anxiety in his face, as he stood staring vaguely out of the window.

Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.

The ring of anxiety in Grace's voice had not been lost upon her.

Did Phidias express no anxiety concerning your unprotected situation?

Yet, in pursuit of that ‘great revival of art,’ his anxiety, depression, and overall health began to deteriorate.

Practicing yoga, studies show, can alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety.

He had no anxiety concerning the philanthropic craze thereafter.

Anger often manifests in withholders as another self-destructive but more socially acceptable feeling or behavior, like anxiety.

Disordered eating is also linked to higher rates of depression and anxiety, both in the present and in the future.

Then, as a new thought came to the magnate, he spoke with a trace of anxiety.

Word Value for anxiety
Scrable

17

Words with friends

17

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