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anxious
[angk-shuhs, ang-]
adjective
full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; apprehensive.
Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
earnestly desirous; eager (usually followed by an infinitive orfor ): anxious for our happiness.
anxious to please;
anxious for our happiness.
attended with or showing solicitude or uneasiness.
anxious forebodings.
anxious
/ ˈæŋkʃəs, ˈæŋʃəs /
adjective
worried and tense because of possible misfortune, danger, etc; uneasy
fraught with or causing anxiety; worrying; distressing
an anxious time
intensely desirous; eager
anxious for promotion
Other Word Forms
- anxiously adverb
- anxiousness noun
- quasi-anxious adjective
- unanxious adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of anxious1
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Example Sentences
When Catherine Duncan’s mother-in-law was dying of pancreatic cancer years ago, she was anxious, scared and deeply sad.
Throughout, he said, he and his wife kept calling each other, anxious and scared.
In a packed waiting hall outside the doctor's consulting room, anxious parents stood in line with children sneezing, coughing or complaining of breathing difficulties.
“Combining travel on the busiest days of the year with big group events can make you frazzled or anxious,” said Manhattan psychotherapist Justena Kavanagh.
Earlier this week, a long-running survey of consumer confidence showed households were anxious about tariffs, rising inflation, a worsening jobs market, stagnant incomes and political division.
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