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anxiety — noun 1 (C, U) the feeling of being very worried about something that may happen or may have happened, so that you think about it all the time (+ about/over): anxiety among staff about job losses | an anxiety attack 2 (C) something that makes you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
over-anxious — adj. excessively anxious. Derivatives: over anxiety n. over anxiously adv … Useful english dictionary
Anxiety disorder — Classification and external resources The Scream (Norwegian: Skrik) an Expressionist painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Anxiety/Uncertainty Management — (AUM) is a theory developed by Dr. William B. Gudykunst in an attempt to define what makes up effective communication. Gudykunst’s research began in 1985 using existing theories as a starting point. Specifically, the existing research of… … Wikipedia
Anxiety — Anxiety and phobic thinking may be normal emotions, distinct clusters of symptoms ( syndromes *), or diseases in the sense of distinct illness entities. In psychoanalysis, anxiety is used as a theoretical term, the presumed unconscious… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Anxiety and Phobias — Anxiety and phobic thinking may be normal emotions, distinct clusters of symptoms ( syndromes *), or diseases in the sense of distinct illness entities. In psychoanalysis, anxiety is used as a theoretical term, the presumed unconscious… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
anxiety hysteria — n an anxiety disorder and esp. a phobia when the mental aspects of anxiety are emphasized over any accompanying physical symptoms (as heart palpitations and breathlessness) used esp. in early Freudian psychiatry * * * Freud s term for phobias,… … Medical dictionary
anxiety — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, considerable, deep, great ▪ chronic, constant, nagging ▪ free floating (esp. AmE) … Collocations dictionary
anxiety — anx|i|e|ty W3S3 [æŋˈzaıəti] n plural anxieties [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: anxietas, from anxius; ANXIOUS] 1.) [U and C] the feeling of being very worried about something = ↑concern anxiety about/over ▪ There is considerable anxiety … Dictionary of contemporary English
anxiety */*/ — UK [æŋˈzaɪətɪ] / US noun Word forms anxiety : singular anxiety plural anxieties 1) a) [uncountable] a worried feeling you have because you think something bad might happen Too much caffeine can cause anxiety, depression, and insomnia. anxiety… … English dictionary
