anxiety :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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

n. [the sensation of fear and worry because of potential danger]

n. (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

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apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread

n. fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

alarm, dismay, consternation

n. fear resulting from the awareness of danger

trepidation

n. a feeling of alarm or dread

terror

n. the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess"

unrest

n. a feeling of restless agitation

tumult, turmoil

n. violent agitation

fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness

n. a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"

solicitude, solicitousness

n. a feeling of excessive concern

suspense

n. excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense"

suspense

n. apprehension about what is going to happen

tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness

n. the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"

impatience

n. a restless desire for change and excitement

agitation

n. the feeling of being agitated; not calm

eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness

n. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

tension, tenseness, stress

n. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"

paranoia

n. a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur

strain, mental strain, nervous strain

n. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"

strain

n. injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

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