anxiety
🇺🇸
/æŋˈzaɪəti/
🇬🇧
/æŋˈzaɪəti/
noun
B2
A feeling of worry or fear about something that might happen.
Many people feel anxiety before a big test.
B2
A mental health condition where worry affects daily life.
Her anxiety makes it hard to leave the house.
B2
A specific worry or fear.
He shared his anxiety about losing his job.
C1
A strong desire for something to happen.
Her anxiety to succeed made her work very hard.
translation
A feeling of worry or fear about something that might happen.; A mental health condition where worry affects daily life.; A specific worry or fear.; A strong desire for something to happen.
Word Forms
Plural
anxieties