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ANXIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
Synonyms:
anxiousness; disquiet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("anxiousness" is a kind of...):
anxiety (a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune)
Derivation:
anxious (causing or fraught with or showing anxiety)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(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
Synonyms:
anxiety; anxiousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("anxiousness" is a kind of...):
mental condition; mental state; psychological condition; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic)
Domain category:
psychiatry; psychological medicine; psychopathology (the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anxiousness"):
castration anxiety ((psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to women)
hypochondria; hypochondriasis (chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments)
overanxiety (excessive anxiety)
panic; scare (sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events)
