Definitions
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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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Nervous unease”7 letters
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