[ tag word day English learner’s meaning ]

Anxiety


1 : fear or nervousness about what might happen


[noncount]



feelings of anger and anxiety


She suffers from chronic/acute anxiety.


He suffers from test anxiety. [=excessive fear about taking tests]


He’s been feeling a lot of anxiety about/over his new job.


[count] — usually plural



modern anxieties about terrorism


She discussed her anxieties with her sister.



2 [singular] : a feeling of wanting to do something very much



She has always had an anxiety to succeed. [=she has always been anxious to succeed]
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