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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2612 COCA: 2467

anxiety
anxiety /æŋˈzajəti/ noun
plural anxieties
anxiety
/æŋˈzajəti/
noun
plural anxieties
Learner's definition of ANXIETY
1 
: fear or nervousness about what might happen忧虑；担心；焦虑
[noncount]
[count]
— usually plural通常用复数
2 
[singular] : a feeling of wanting to do something very much渴望
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2612 COCA: 2467

anxiety

noun

anx·​i·​ety aŋ-ˈzī-ə-tē How to pronounce anxiety (audio)
plural anxieties
1
a(1)
: apprehensive uneasiness or nervousness usually over an impending or anticipated ill : a state of being anxious
More Buddhist uprisings in South Vietnam in the spring of 1966 intensified my anxiety. Robert S. McNamara
I felt my anxiety rise as we pressed deeper underground. Jon Krakauer
(2)
medical : an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physical signs (such as tension, sweating, and increased pulse rate), by doubt concerning the reality and nature of the threat, and by self-doubt about one's capacity to cope with it
b
: mentally distressing concern or interest
Yet the pace of a child's progress can also be a source of anxiety for mothers and fathers. Susan Ochshorn
c
: a strong desire sometimes mixed with doubt, fear, or uneasiness
… his anxiety to succeed and his continued nervousness over the possible bankruptcy of his shoe company caused her to lecture him about relaxing and caring for his health. William Drake
… present a gamble that consumers, in their anxiety to make an affordable deal, do not always appreciate. Stephen Koepp
2
: a cause of anxiety
… citizens stressed by gnawing economic and social anxieties. Michael Pertschuk

Synonyms

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care, concern, solicitude, anxiety, worry mean a troubled or engrossed state of mind or the thing that causes this.

care implies oppression of the mind weighed down by responsibility or disquieted by apprehension.

a face worn by years of care

concern implies a troubled state of mind because of personal interest, relation, or affection.

crimes caused concern in the neighborhood

solicitude implies great concern and connotes either thoughtful or hovering attentiveness toward another.

acted with typical maternal solicitude

anxiety stresses anguished uncertainty or fear of misfortune or failure.

plagued by anxiety and self-doubt

worry suggests fretting over matters that may or may not be real cause for anxiety.

financial worries

Example Sentences

feelings of anger and anxiety She suffers from chronic anxiety. He's been feeling a lot of anxiety about his new job.
Recent Examples on the Web While each of these anxiety disorders manifests in different ways (such as in social situations for social anxiety disorder), all of them can trigger physical symptoms—including a racing heart. Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF, 18 Aug. 2022 In my opinion, your extreme anxiety and panic response actually poses a significant and immediate health risk to you. Amy Dickinson, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022 In my opinion, your extreme anxiety and panic response actually poses a significant and immediate health risk to you. Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022 In my opinion, your extreme anxiety and panic response actually poses a significant and immediate health risk to you. Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 In my opinion, your extreme anxiety and panic response actually poses a significant and immediate health risk to you. Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 Inhibitions around things like cleanliness or public speaking can underlie anxiety disorders. Andrew Hartz, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022 Things took a toll, however, with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Olrik, who was prone to anxiety and panic attacks, took a turn for the worse. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2022 With over 40 million United States adults impacted by anxiety disorders, people are hungry for actionable tips and approachable tools, especially in a time of great collective stress with little innovation in available treatments. Jess Cording, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English anxiete, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French anxieté, borrowed from Latin anxietāt-, anxietās "apprehensive uneasiness, worry, solicitude," from anxius "worried, disturbed, anxious" + -etāt-, -etās, variant of -itāt-, -tās -ity

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Time Traveler
The first known use of anxiety was in the 15th century

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2612 COCA: 2467
anxiety

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF ANXIETY | VERB + ANXIETY | ANXIETY + VERB | ANXIETY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤acute, considerable, deep, great極度的／相當大的／深深的／巨大的憂慮▸➤chronic, constant, nagging長期的／經常性的／縈繞於心的焦慮➤free-floating, generalized自由浮動性／廣泛性焦慮◇We seem to live in a state of free-floating anxiety that can attach itself to anything.我們好像生活在游動性焦慮狀態中，任何事情都能引起我們的焦慮。➤growing, increasing, mounting不斷增加的／日益增加的／越來越多的憂慮▸➤understandable (especially BrE) 可以理解的焦慮▸➤needless, unnecessary不必要的焦慮；不必要的擔心▸➤public公眾的焦慮➤castration, separation, etc. (psychology心理) 閹割、分離等焦慮... OF ANXIETY➤level焦慮程度◇the high level of anxiety created by entering a new environment進入新環境產生的高度焦慮VERB + ANXIETY➤arouse, bring, cause, create, provoke造成焦慮；令人擔憂；引起焦慮▸➤lead to導致焦慮▸➤experience, feel, suffer from感到焦慮◇She felt a nagging anxiety that could not be relieved.她無法排解縈繞心頭的焦慮。➤express, share表達／分擔焦慮◇The mothers were able to share their anxieties with each other.母親們能夠相互分擔焦慮。➤betray, reflect暴露出／反映出焦慮◇His face betrayed his anxiety.他的表情反映出他很焦慮。➤cope with, deal with, overcome對付焦慮；克服焦慮◇skills to cope with anxiety應對焦慮的技巧➤allay, alleviate, assuage, dispel, ease, lessen, quell, reduce, relieve, soothe減輕焦慮；緩解焦慮；緩和焦慮；消除憂慮；減少焦慮；平息焦慮◇The aim is to reduce anxiety and help the patients relax.目的是減少焦慮，幫助患者放鬆。➤exacerbate, heighten, increase加劇焦慮；增加焦慮ANXIETY + VERB➤grow焦慮增多◇The more reports I study the more my anxiety grows.我研究的報告越多，我越是感到焦慮。➤arise, arise from sth, arise out of sth, surface焦慮產生；焦慮來自⋯；焦慮浮現◇A few anxieties surfaced during the meeting.幾件令人焦慮的事在會議期間浮現出來。➤surround焦慮圍繞◇A lot of anxiety surrounds the issue of human cloning.人們對克隆人的問題很擔憂。ANXIETY + NOUN➤attack焦慮發作➤disorder焦慮性障礙◇patients suffering from an anxiety disorder患有焦慮性障礙的病人➤dream焦慮夢（由於焦慮而做的夢）◇I keep having this anxiety dream where I've forgotten to do something important.我經常做焦慮夢，夢見自己忘記了做重要的事情。➤level焦慮的程度PREPOSITION➤anxiety about對⋯的擔心◇her growing anxiety about her health她對自己的健康日益加重的擔心➤anxiety at關於⋯的擔憂◇anxiety at the deterioration of relations between the powers對於強國之間關係惡化的擔憂➤anxiety for為⋯的擔憂◇deep anxiety for the whole family為整個家庭感到憂心忡忡➤anxiety over對於⋯的擔憂◇There are anxieties over the effects of unemployment.對於失業後果有種種擔憂。PHRASES➤anxiety and depression焦慮和沮喪◇Physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression.體育鍛煉有助於緩解焦慮和沮喪情緒。➤fear and anxiety恐懼和不安◇They were encouraged to express their fears and anxieties.鼓勵他們說出恐懼和不安。

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