Definition of anxiety in English:

anxiety

nounPlural anxieties aŋˈzʌɪətiæŋˈzaɪədi

mass noun

1A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
忧虑，焦虑，紧张，焦灼不安
he felt a surge of anxiety
他心中涌起一阵忧虑。
count noun anxieties about the moral decline of today's youth
对于当今青年道德退化的不安。
Example sentencesExamples
- But in many respects, people's anxieties are not primarily focused on the big issues.
- The man seemed to have grasped the essence of standing aloof from worldly anxieties and vexations.
- Our worries and anxieties evaporated in an instant, and within half an hour my wife, Jayne, was asking how we could buy one.
- Brady met the world in the same way that a child is inclined to do, before we drum our fears and anxieties into him or her.
- The worries and anxieties of his years at Vétheuil seemed a distant memory.
- At the other end of life, projections that we can expect to live longer have become a focus for demographic anxieties.
- Companies who exacerbate their employees' anxieties could still be paying for this failure long into the new year.
- The effort may allow some of your students to express their own fears and anxieties.
- He thrived on his performing and did not have any related stresses or anxieties.
- High office cuts you off from the real world; makes you prey to anxieties and irrational fears.
- Meditation allows us to relinquish our worries and anxieties and awaken our innate energy and creativity.
- After all, it can be argued, what's wrong with getting children to talk about their anxieties and problems?
- He added that farmers' anxieties had been increasing in Ryedale following the recent new cases in Wharfedale.
- He appears to have resolved these anxieties by stressing the moral gulf between his characters and his own beliefs.
- He found it very soothing as all of his worries and anxieties were rushed out of his head.
- Owen's anxieties never quite leave him, despite his charmed, only-child existence.
- Although he imagines that many of them must have similar problems and anxieties as others in the world.
- If only we could negotiate our differences rather than dwell on the anxieties of difference.
- This asks a great deal of the public and it is not surprising that they have doubts and anxieties.
- And rural police response times are on the rise, adding to rural anxieties.
Synonyms
worry, concern, apprehension, apprehensiveness, consternation, uneasiness, unease, fearfulness, fear, disquiet, disquietude, perturbation, fretfulness, agitation, angst, nervousness, nerves, edginess, tension, tenseness, stress, misgiving, trepidation, foreboding, suspense
informal butterflies (in one's stomach), the willies, the heebie-jeebies, the jitters, the shakes, the jumps, the yips, collywobbles, jitteriness, jim-jams, twitchiness
British informal the (screaming) abdabs
Australian rhyming slang Joe Blakes
North American archaic worriment
1. 1.1Psychiatry A nervous disorder marked by excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behaviour or panic attacks.
  〔精神病学〕焦虑症
  as modifier she suffered from anxiety attacks
  Example sentencesExamples
  They do not seem to know that depression and anxiety can cause eating disorders.
  As you learn to modify your compulsive behaviour, your anxiety levels should lessen.
  Two points need to be made with respect to the diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder.
  People may show symptoms of depression and anxiety, panic attacks, or agoraphobia.
  However, the fact that she suffers from anxiety and panic attacks is less certain of being admitted.
2with infinitive Strong desire or concern to do something or for something to happen.
the housekeeper's eager anxiety to please
管家急于讨好的渴望。
Example sentencesExamples
- Madame des Ursins confesses in her voluminous correspondence that she made herself a burden to the king in her anxiety to exclude him from all other influence.
- The only cementing force was greed and the anxiety to cling on to power.
- A soldier describes his anxiety to go home after the civil war ended.
- Achievements since are the result of an anxiety to play it safe.
- In her eagerness to serve her husband, and in perfect innocence of the legal aspect of her act, she does not give the matter much thought, except for her anxiety to shield him from any emergency that may call upon him to perform the miracle in her behalf.
Synonyms
eagerness, keenness, desire, impatience, longing, yearning

Origin

Early 16th century: from French anxiété or Latin anxietas, from anxius (see anxious).

angina from mid 16th century:
The Latin word angere, ‘to choke, squeeze, or strangle’, is the source of a number of English words. The most obvious is perhaps angina, which originally meant quinsy (an inflammation of the throat) and later referred to angina pectoris, a heart condition characterized by a feeling of suffocation and severe pain. Nervous tension can produce feelings of tightness in the throat and chest, which explains why angere is indirectly the root of anguish (Middle English) and anxiety (early 16th century).

Rhymes

contrariety, dubiety, impiety, impropriety, inebriety, notoriety, piety, satiety, sobriety, ubiety, variety

Definition of anxiety in US English:

anxiety

nounaNGˈzīədēæŋˈzaɪədi

1A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
忧虑，焦虑，紧张，焦灼不安
he felt a surge of anxiety
他心中涌起一阵忧虑。
anxieties about the moral decline of today's youth
对于当今青年道德退化的不安。
Example sentencesExamples
- But in many respects, people's anxieties are not primarily focused on the big issues.
- Our worries and anxieties evaporated in an instant, and within half an hour my wife, Jayne, was asking how we could buy one.
- And rural police response times are on the rise, adding to rural anxieties.
- This asks a great deal of the public and it is not surprising that they have doubts and anxieties.
- Companies who exacerbate their employees' anxieties could still be paying for this failure long into the new year.
- He found it very soothing as all of his worries and anxieties were rushed out of his head.
- High office cuts you off from the real world; makes you prey to anxieties and irrational fears.
- Brady met the world in the same way that a child is inclined to do, before we drum our fears and anxieties into him or her.
- He thrived on his performing and did not have any related stresses or anxieties.
- After all, it can be argued, what's wrong with getting children to talk about their anxieties and problems?
- Although he imagines that many of them must have similar problems and anxieties as others in the world.
- Meditation allows us to relinquish our worries and anxieties and awaken our innate energy and creativity.
- He added that farmers' anxieties had been increasing in Ryedale following the recent new cases in Wharfedale.
- Owen's anxieties never quite leave him, despite his charmed, only-child existence.
- The man seemed to have grasped the essence of standing aloof from worldly anxieties and vexations.
- At the other end of life, projections that we can expect to live longer have become a focus for demographic anxieties.
- He appears to have resolved these anxieties by stressing the moral gulf between his characters and his own beliefs.
- If only we could negotiate our differences rather than dwell on the anxieties of difference.
- The effort may allow some of your students to express their own fears and anxieties.
- The worries and anxieties of his years at Vétheuil seemed a distant memory.
Synonyms
worry, concern, apprehension, apprehensiveness, consternation, uneasiness, unease, fearfulness, fear, disquiet, disquietude, perturbation, fretfulness, agitation, angst, nervousness, nerves, edginess, tension, tenseness, stress, misgiving, trepidation, foreboding, suspense
1. 1.1with infinitive Desire to do something, typically accompanied by unease.
  急于做某事的渴望
  the housekeeper's eager anxiety to please
  管家急于讨好的渴望。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Madame des Ursins confesses in her voluminous correspondence that she made herself a burden to the king in her anxiety to exclude him from all other influence.
  A soldier describes his anxiety to go home after the civil war ended.
  The only cementing force was greed and the anxiety to cling on to power.
  In her eagerness to serve her husband, and in perfect innocence of the legal aspect of her act, she does not give the matter much thought, except for her anxiety to shield him from any emergency that may call upon him to perform the miracle in her behalf.
  Achievements since are the result of an anxiety to play it safe.
  Synonyms
  eagerness, keenness, desire, impatience, longing, yearning
2. 1.2Psychiatry A nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks.
  〔精神病学〕焦虑症
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, the fact that she suffers from anxiety and panic attacks is less certain of being admitted.
  People may show symptoms of depression and anxiety, panic attacks, or agoraphobia.
  As you learn to modify your compulsive behaviour, your anxiety levels should lessen.
  They do not seem to know that depression and anxiety can cause eating disorders.
  Two points need to be made with respect to the diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder.

Origin

Early 16th century: from French anxiété or Latin anxietas, from anxius (see anxious).

单词	anxiety
释义	Definition of anxiety in English: anxiety nounPlural anxieties aŋˈzʌɪətiæŋˈzaɪədi mass noun 1A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. 忧虑，焦虑，紧张，焦灼不安 he felt a surge of anxiety 他心中涌起一阵忧虑。 count noun anxieties about the moral decline of today's youth 对于当今青年道德退化的不安。 Example sentencesExamples But in many respects, people's anxieties are not primarily focused on the big issues. The man seemed to have grasped the essence of standing aloof from worldly anxieties and vexations. Our worries and anxieties evaporated in an instant, and within half an hour my wife, Jayne, was asking how we could buy one. Brady met the world in the same way that a child is inclined to do, before we drum our fears and anxieties into him or her. The worries and anxieties of his years at Vétheuil seemed a distant memory. At the other end of life, projections that we can expect to live longer have become a focus for demographic anxieties. Companies who exacerbate their employees' anxieties could still be paying for this failure long into the new year. The effort may allow some of your students to express their own fears and anxieties. He thrived on his performing and did not have any related stresses or anxieties. High office cuts you off from the real world; makes you prey to anxieties and irrational fears. Meditation allows us to relinquish our worries and anxieties and awaken our innate energy and creativity. After all, it can be argued, what's wrong with getting children to talk about their anxieties and problems? He added that farmers' anxieties had been increasing in Ryedale following the recent new cases in Wharfedale. He appears to have resolved these anxieties by stressing the moral gulf between his characters and his own beliefs. He found it very soothing as all of his worries and anxieties were rushed out of his head. Owen's anxieties never quite leave him, despite his charmed, only-child existence. Although he imagines that many of them must have similar problems and anxieties as others in the world. If only we could negotiate our differences rather than dwell on the anxieties of difference. This asks a great deal of the public and it is not surprising that they have doubts and anxieties. And rural police response times are on the rise, adding to rural anxieties. Synonyms worry, concern, apprehension, apprehensiveness, consternation, uneasiness, unease, fearfulness, fear, disquiet, disquietude, perturbation, fretfulness, agitation, angst, nervousness, nerves, edginess, tension, tenseness, stress, misgiving, trepidation, foreboding, suspense informal butterflies (in one's stomach), the willies, the heebie-jeebies, the jitters, the shakes, the jumps, the yips, collywobbles, jitteriness, jim-jams, twitchiness British informal the (screaming) abdabs Australian rhyming slang Joe Blakes North American archaic worriment 1.1Psychiatry A nervous disorder marked by excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behaviour or panic attacks. 〔精神病学〕焦虑症 as modifier she suffered from anxiety attacks Example sentencesExamples They do not seem to know that depression and anxiety can cause eating disorders. As you learn to modify your compulsive behaviour, your anxiety levels should lessen. Two points need to be made with respect to the diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder. People may show symptoms of depression and anxiety, panic attacks, or agoraphobia. However, the fact that she suffers from anxiety and panic attacks is less certain of being admitted. 2with infinitive Strong desire or concern to do something or for something to happen. the housekeeper's eager anxiety to please 管家急于讨好的渴望。 Example sentencesExamples Madame des Ursins confesses in her voluminous correspondence that she made herself a burden to the king in her anxiety to exclude him from all other influence. The only cementing force was greed and the anxiety to cling on to power. A soldier describes his anxiety to go home after the civil war ended. Achievements since are the result of an anxiety to play it safe. In her eagerness to serve her husband, and in perfect innocence of the legal aspect of her act, she does not give the matter much thought, except for her anxiety to shield him from any emergency that may call upon him to perform the miracle in her behalf. Synonyms eagerness, keenness, desire, impatience, longing, yearning Origin Early 16th century: from French anxiété or Latin anxietas, from anxius (see anxious). angina from mid 16th century: The Latin word angere, ‘to choke, squeeze, or strangle’, is the source of a number of English words. The most obvious is perhaps angina, which originally meant quinsy (an inflammation of the throat) and later referred to angina pectoris, a heart condition characterized by a feeling of suffocation and severe pain. Nervous tension can produce feelings of tightness in the throat and chest, which explains why angere is indirectly the root of anguish (Middle English) and anxiety (early 16th century). Rhymes contrariety, dubiety, impiety, impropriety, inebriety, notoriety, piety, satiety, sobriety, ubiety, variety Definition of anxiety in US English: anxiety nounaNGˈzīədēæŋˈzaɪədi 1A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. 忧虑，焦虑，紧张，焦灼不安 he felt a surge of anxiety 他心中涌起一阵忧虑。 anxieties about the moral decline of today's youth 对于当今青年道德退化的不安。 Example sentencesExamples But in many respects, people's anxieties are not primarily focused on the big issues. Our worries and anxieties evaporated in an instant, and within half an hour my wife, Jayne, was asking how we could buy one. And rural police response times are on the rise, adding to rural anxieties. This asks a great deal of the public and it is not surprising that they have doubts and anxieties. Companies who exacerbate their employees' anxieties could still be paying for this failure long into the new year. He found it very soothing as all of his worries and anxieties were rushed out of his head. High office cuts you off from the real world; makes you prey to anxieties and irrational fears. Brady met the world in the same way that a child is inclined to do, before we drum our fears and anxieties into him or her. He thrived on his performing and did not have any related stresses or anxieties. After all, it can be argued, what's wrong with getting children to talk about their anxieties and problems? Although he imagines that many of them must have similar problems and anxieties as others in the world. Meditation allows us to relinquish our worries and anxieties and awaken our innate energy and creativity. He added that farmers' anxieties had been increasing in Ryedale following the recent new cases in Wharfedale. Owen's anxieties never quite leave him, despite his charmed, only-child existence. The man seemed to have grasped the essence of standing aloof from worldly anxieties and vexations. At the other end of life, projections that we can expect to live longer have become a focus for demographic anxieties. He appears to have resolved these anxieties by stressing the moral gulf between his characters and his own beliefs. If only we could negotiate our differences rather than dwell on the anxieties of difference. The effort may allow some of your students to express their own fears and anxieties. The worries and anxieties of his years at Vétheuil seemed a distant memory. Synonyms worry, concern, apprehension, apprehensiveness, consternation, uneasiness, unease, fearfulness, fear, disquiet, disquietude, perturbation, fretfulness, agitation, angst, nervousness, nerves, edginess, tension, tenseness, stress, misgiving, trepidation, foreboding, suspense 1.1with infinitive Desire to do something, typically accompanied by unease. 急于做某事的渴望 the housekeeper's eager anxiety to please 管家急于讨好的渴望。 Example sentencesExamples Madame des Ursins confesses in her voluminous correspondence that she made herself a burden to the king in her anxiety to exclude him from all other influence. A soldier describes his anxiety to go home after the civil war ended. The only cementing force was greed and the anxiety to cling on to power. In her eagerness to serve her husband, and in perfect innocence of the legal aspect of her act, she does not give the matter much thought, except for her anxiety to shield him from any emergency that may call upon him to perform the miracle in her behalf. Achievements since are the result of an anxiety to play it safe. Synonyms eagerness, keenness, desire, impatience, longing, yearning 1.2Psychiatry A nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks. 〔精神病学〕焦虑症 Example sentencesExamples However, the fact that she suffers from anxiety and panic attacks is less certain of being admitted. People may show symptoms of depression and anxiety, panic attacks, or agoraphobia. As you learn to modify your compulsive behaviour, your anxiety levels should lessen. They do not seem to know that depression and anxiety can cause eating disorders. Two points need to be made with respect to the diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder. Origin Early 16th century: from French anxiété or Latin anxietas, from anxius (see anxious).
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