Dictionary

anxiety en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ɛŋˈzaɪ.əɾi] (Inland-Northern-American)
• [ɛŋˈzɑe.əɾi] (New-Zealand)
• /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ (Southern-US)
• /ˈæŋ-/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
• [æːŋˈzɑe.əɾi] ~ [ɛːŋ-] ~ [eːŋ-] (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio
• (US) audio
• [æŋˈzaɪ.əɾi] ~ [æə̯ŋ-] ~ [ɛə̯ŋ-] (Southern-US)
• /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
• [eɪŋˈzaɪ.əɾi] ~ [ɛːŋ-] ~ [æŋ-] Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
• /aŋˈzɑjətɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ (US)
• /æːŋˈzɑe.əti/ (Australia)
• [eɪ̯ŋˈzaɪ.əɾi] ~ [eːŋ-] North-Central US
• /eɪŋˈzaɪ.əti/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
• [æŋˈzaɪ.əɾi] New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
• /ɛŋˈzɑe.əti/ (New-Zealand)
• /eɪŋˈzaɪ.əti/ (US)
• /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ (Inland-Northern-American)
• /eɪŋˈzaɪ.əti/ North-Central US
• /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānxietās, from ānxius (“anxious, solicitous, distressed, troubled”), from angō (“to distress, trouble”), akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). Equivalent to anxious + -ety. See anger; angst.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
   • But the other, because he's been immersed in arguments, gives the appearance of harbouring considerable anxiety and suspicion that he's ignorant of those matters he presents himself to others as an expert on. 2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 268a:
   • generalized anxiety disorder
   • She felt a wave of anxiety before the interview.
   • He suffers from social anxiety.
   • The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected. 1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 4, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC:
   • cause anxiety
   • feel anxiety
2. (countable, uncountable) An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).
3. (countable, uncountable) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
4. (countable, informal, uncountable) Any anxiety disorder, especially generalized anxiety disorder.
   • My anxiety is a part of me, one that I’ve had to learn to deal with. 2022 May 25, Mara Wilson, “‘Anxiety is part of me’: Mara Wilson and other anxious minds on how they cope”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Deriveds

illness anxiety disorder · anxietist · anxiety disorder · approach anxiety · hangxiety · scanxiety · antianxiety · generalized anxiety disorder · nonanxiety · unspecified anxiety disorder · eco-anxiety · hyperanxiety · range anxiety · separation anxiety disorder · ecoanxiety · social anxiety disorder · performance anxiety · overanxiety · climate anxiety · castration anxiety · separation anxiety · social anxiety · ringxiety · anxietize · anxietous · anxiety neurosis

Synonyms

care · perplexity · distress · trouble · restlessness · solicitude · uneasiness · disquiet · apprehension · foreboding · disquietude

Translations (222)

ka შეშფოთება (concern) · el έγνοια (concern) · fr angoisse (pathological condition) · de Bemühen (uneasy or distressing desire) · hy տագնապ (pathological condition) · ang angsumnes (concern) · de Missstimmung (pathological condition) · cs úzkost (concern) · fa-ira پَریشانی (pathological condition) · hy տագնապայնություն (pathological condition) · nl ongerustheid (concern) · vi lo âu (pathological condition) · nl vrees (pathological condition) · it bramosia (uneasy or distressing desire) · ru жела́ние (uneasy or distressing desire) · ga imní (concern) · sh strépnja (concern) · gd iomagain (pathological condition) · de Beklemmung (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · id kegelisahan (uneasy or distressing desire) · ru страх (pathological condition) · gl trogo (concern) · es ansiedad (pathological condition) · tr kaygı (concern) · sl tesnoba (pathological condition) · de Sorge (concern) · th ความวิตกกังวล (concern) · ru боя́знь (pathological condition) · et rahutus (concern) · nl verlangen (uneasy or distressing desire) · fi ahdistuneisuushäiriö (pathological condition) · de Nervosität (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · rif amnus (concern) · sk úzkosť (concern) · nl angst (pathological condition) · hu szorongás (pathological condition) · bg трево́га (concern) · tr endişe (pathological condition) · az həyəcan (concern) · hi व्याकुलता (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · th ความวิตกกังวล (pathological condition) · el επιθυμία (uneasy or distressing desire) · ur چِںْتا (concern) · mi mānukanuka (concern) · ka მღელვარება (concern) · el ανησυχία (concern) · gd iomagain (concern) · fi ahdistus (concern) · ko 걱정 (concern) · mi enga (concern) · tl alip-ip (uneasy or distressing desire) · ca ansietat (pathological condition) · gd iomagain (uneasy or distressing desire) · de Angst (concern) · ka შფოთვა (concern) · ka შიში (concern) · fi ahdistus (pathological condition) · sv ängslan (concern) · sv farhåga (concern) · fi huolestuneisuus (concern) · cs úzkost (pathological condition) · bn এজতেরাব (pathological condition) · de Angst (pathological condition) · ja 心配 (concern) · he חֲרָדָה (concern) · sh стре́пња (concern) · ko 열망 (uneasy or distressing desire) · de Unruhe (pathological condition) · hi आकुलता (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · mk анксиозност (pathological condition) · id kerisauan (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · cy pryder (concern) · lv baisma (pathological condition) · ko 불안 (concern) · de Ängstlichkeit (pathological condition) · de innere Unruhe (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · de Besorgnis (concern) · fi hinku (uneasy or distressing desire) · bn দুশ্চিন্তা (concern) · el άγχος (concern) · de Bestreben (uneasy or distressing desire) · mi māihi (pathological condition) · he חֲרָדָה (pathological condition) · az təşviş (concern) · mag 𑂤𑂱𑂍𑂱𑂩 (concern) · ca ansietat (uneasy or distressing desire) · az təlaş (concern) · is kvíði (pathological condition) · la metus (uneasy or distressing desire) · de Angst (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · la metus (pathological condition) · eo anksio (pathological condition) · cmn 担心 (concern) · la metus (concern) · eo anksio (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · it ansietà (concern) · bg си́лно жела́ние (uneasy or distressing desire) · pt ansiedade (pathological condition) · uk занепоко́єння (concern) · mag 𑂃𑂢𑂵𑂮𑂰 (concern) · es zozobra (concern) · de Unruhe (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · ota قلق (concern) · es ansiedad (concern) · mk грижа (concern) · sk starosť (concern) · de Beklemmung (pathological condition) · fa-ira نِگَرانی (concern) · la sollicitudo (concern) · de Anspannung (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · cs starost (concern) · pt anseio (uneasy or distressing desire) · is órói (concern) · de innere Unruhe (pathological condition) · uk триво́га (concern) · gl trogo (uneasy or distressing desire) · ro anxietate (pathological condition) · et äng (concern) · et ängistus (concern) · az iztirab (concern) · sv oro (concern) · nl bezorgdheid (concern) · ru беспоко́йство (concern) · de Bangnis (concern) · de Erregung (pathological condition) · km កង្វល់ (concern) · da angst (pathological condition) · mi māihi (concern) · fr inquiétude (concern) · hy տագնապ (concern) · de Furcht (pathological condition) · pt angústia (concern) · ota اضطراب (concern) · mag 𑂠𑂢𑂹𑂠 (concern) · ur بے چَینی (pathological condition) · is áhyggja (concern) · it ansia (pathological condition) · eo maltrankvileco (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · hi परेशानी (concern) · eo angoro (pathological condition) · is kvíði (concern) · sv ångest (pathological condition) · ro anxietate (concern) · mag 𑂒𑂱𑂢𑂹𑂞𑂰 (concern) · ms keresahan (pathological condition) · id kekhawatiran (concern) · gl prango (uneasy or distressing desire) · gl ansiedade (pathological condition) · de Aufgeregtheit (pathological condition) · vi lo âu (concern) · ro teamă (pathological condition) · id keresahan (pathological condition) · gl ansiedade (concern) · grc μέριμνα (concern) · de Angstzustände (pathological condition) · vi sự lo lắng (concern) · el άγχος (pathological condition) · ru трево́га (concern) · ka შფოთვა (pathological condition) · be неспако́й (concern) · sh anksioznost (pathological condition) · pl trwoga (concern) · tr endişe (concern) · pt ansiedade (concern) · de Beklommenheit (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · de Anspannung (pathological condition) · ta தவிப்பு (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · ar اِضْطِرَاب الْقَلَق (pathological condition) · eo anksio (concern) · mk тревога (concern) · cmn 焦慮 /焦虑 (concern) · nb angst (pathological condition) · hu aggodalom (concern) · eo angoro (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · pl lęk (pathological condition) · uk неспокі́й (concern) · fi huoli (concern) · mag 𑂃𑂍𑂳𑂪𑂰𑂯𑂗 (uneasy or distressing desire) · it ansia (concern) · tr heves (uneasy or distressing desire) · ca ansietat (concern) · ga sníomh (concern) · de Ängstlichkeit (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · id kecemasan (pathological condition) · fr anxiété (pathological condition) · pl niepokój (concern) · de Dysphorie (pathological condition) · de Aufgeregtheit (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · bg гри́жа (concern) · ja 不安 (concern) · sa अंहु (concern) · fi levottomuus (concern) · txb īwate (uneasy or distressing desire) · sv iver (uneasy or distressing desire) · cs nedočkavost (uneasy or distressing desire) · es inquietud (uneasy or distressing desire) · be трыво́га (concern) · de Furcht (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · hi चिंता (concern) · sh tjeskoba (pathological condition) · tl pagkabalisa (concern) · gl xusgo (uneasy or distressing desire) · bg безпоко́йство (concern) · ko 불안 (pathological condition) · la anxietās (concern) · it ansia (uneasy or distressing desire) · is angist (pathological condition) · km ជំងឺថប់បារម្ភ (pathological condition) · da iver (uneasy or distressing desire) · cy gorbryder (pathological condition) · ar قَلَق (pathological condition) · de Furcht (concern) · fi kiihkeä halu (uneasy or distressing desire) · tr anksiyete (pathological condition) · az əndişə (concern) · da angst (concern) · ar قَلَق (concern) · ru жела́ние (uneasy or distressing desire) · fr anxiété (concern) · gl degoro (uneasy or distressing desire) · de Unbehagen (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession) · cy gorbryder (concern)