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Word entry · 7 letters

anxiety

Best crossword clue

"Nervous unease"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˌæŋ(ɡ)ˈzaɪ̯ɪti/Part of speech nounSorted aeintxyStarts with AEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • generalized anxiety disorder
  • feel anxiety
  • cause anxiety

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01Nervous unease7 letters

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