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Anxiety

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

polysemous

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Variants

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anxiousness
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Anxieties
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Anxiety's
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Anxieties'