anxiety

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˌæŋ(ɡ)ˈzaɪ.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual

Freq #5908

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1

noun
A feeling of worry or unease about something that might happen.

She felt a wave of anxiety before her job interview.
2

noun
A medical condition in which a person feels constant worry and nervousness.

He takes medication to help manage his anxiety.
3

noun
A strong, uneasy desire for something.

In her anxiety to please everyone, she forgot her own needs.

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Forms anxieties

Derived forms antianxietyanxietistanxietizeanxietouseco-anxietyecoanxietyhangxietyhyperanxietynonanxietyoveranxietyringxietyscanxiety

Etymology

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

*h₂enǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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# anxiety

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌæŋ(ɡ)ˈzaɪ.ɪ.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 5908

## Meanings
1. A feeling of worry or unease about something that might happen.
2. A medical condition in which a person feels constant worry and nervousness.
3. A strong, uneasy desire for something.

## Examples
- She felt a wave of anxiety before her job interview.
- He takes medication to help manage his anxiety.
- In her anxiety to please everyone, she forgot her own needs.

## Synonyms
- apprehension
- care
- disquiet
- disquietude
- distress
- foreboding
- perplexity
- restlessness
- solicitude
- trouble
- uneasiness

## Derived Forms
- antianxiety
- anxietist
- anxietize
- anxietous
- eco-anxiety
- ecoanxiety
- hangxiety
- hyperanxiety
- nonanxiety
- overanxiety
- ringxiety
- scanxiety

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂enǵʰ-

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

## AI Etymology
Anxiety is borrowed from Latin anxietās, from anxius (“anxious, solicitous, distressed, troubled”), from angō (“to distress, trouble”), akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). Equivalent to anxious plus -ety. Compare anger; angst. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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