unnecessary anxiety
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunnecessaryandanxiety
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unnecessary
adjective
uk/ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/us/ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/
not needed or wanted, or more than is needed ...
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anxiety
noun
uk/æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/us/æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̬i/
an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in ...
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(Definition ofunnecessaryandanxietyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Tests with poor specificity produce a greater proportion of false-positive results, which may lead tounnecessaryanxietyand follow-up tests.
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Such parental testing would place an undue burden on the laboratory, resulting in unjustifiable expense andunnecessaryanxietyon the parents and patients.
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It would have been of no benefit to patients and might have causedunnecessaryanxietyas to the route of infection and clinical implications.
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Prior rehearsal of situations and the use of learnt strategies could avoid embarrassment andunnecessaryanxiety, and enabled successful communication.
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It is the function of such bodies to createunnecessaryanxietyamong broadcasters—in other words, to act as discreet censors.
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It would be objectionable because any such action would createunnecessaryanxietyand resentment amongst the parents themselves.
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We appreciate the importance of avoidingunnecessaryanxiety.
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I wanted the opportunity to say this in order to avoidunnecessaryanxietyto the consumer.
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Recently, there has been a great deal of misunderstanding and quiteunnecessaryanxietyon the part of the colleges about what we have in mind.
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They ran the risk, and so caused a great deal ofunnecessaryanxietyto traders and bankers.
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I would like to ensure that there shall be nounnecessaryanxiety, and we will certainly consider the publication of the names.
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It would causeunnecessaryanxietyin the communities concerned.
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He is demoralising the staff and causing his constituentsunnecessaryanxiety.
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That in turn could lead to confusion andunnecessaryanxiety.
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Parole delays causeunnecessaryanxietyto inmates and their families and lead to problems for the staff in the prisons.
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I deeply deplore the claims that have been made to the contrary and theunnecessaryanxietythat they have caused.
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Does my noble friend not agree that this involves very serious risks, not to mention grave andunnecessaryanxietyto the patient?
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He felt it would causeunnecessaryanxietyto parents of children using the hospital.
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I hope that they are not hindered by bad publicity which, quite frankly, is inaccurate and causesunnecessaryanxiety.
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