anxiety
noun
[ aŋˈzʌɪəti ]
• a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
• "he felt a surge of anxiety"
Similar:
worry,
concern,
apprehension,
apprehensiveness,
consternation,
uneasiness,
unease,
fearfulness,
fear,
disquiet,
disquietude,
perturbation,
fretfulness,
agitation,
angst,
nervousness,
nerves,
edginess,
tension,
tenseness,
stress,
misgiving,
trepidation,
foreboding,
suspense,
butterflies (in one's stomach),
the willies,
the heebie-jeebies,
the jitters,
the shakes,
the jumps,
the yips,
collywobbles,
jitteriness,
jim-jams,
twitchiness,
the (screaming) abdabs,
Joe Blakes,
worriment,
• strong desire or concern to do something or for something to happen.
• "the housekeeper's eager anxiety to please"
Origin:
early 16th century: from French anxiété or Latin anxietas, from anxius (see anxious).
