anxiety
English Thesaurus
1. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | emotion, |
| definition | : | any strong feeling (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | trouble, worry, |
| definition | : | a strong feeling of anxiety (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | anxiousness, disquiet, |
| definition | : | a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | insecurity, |
| definition | : | the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | angst, |
| definition | : | an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom (noun.feeling) |
2. (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | castration anxiety, |
| definition | : | (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to women (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | overanxiety, |
| definition | : | excessive anxiety (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | panic, scare, |
| definition | : | sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events (noun.state) |
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