1. (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behaviour or attacks of panic
   - anxiousness 
2. A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

Derived forms: anxieties

See also: anxiolytic

Type of: emotion, mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state

Encyclopedia: Anxiety Anxiety, castration Anxiety, separation

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