anxiety
noun (WORRY) /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/
/-t̬i/ Definition
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B2 [U] an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future: Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school. That explains his anxiety over his health. Her son is a source of considerable anxiety.Anxiety and worry - general wordsFear and phobias › [C] something that causes a feeling of fear and worry: job anxietiesAnxiety and worry - general wordsFear and phobias
(Definition of anxiety noun (WORRY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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