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anxious seat
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noun
Also called anxious bench .Chiefly North Atlantic States and Southern and South Midland U.S. a seat reserved at a revival meeting for those troubled by conscience and eager for spiritual assistance.
a state of anxiety, especially about the outcome of a vote, negotiation, etc.: Strikers have been in the anxious seat for the last three days.
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Origin of anxious seat
An Americanism dating back to 1810â20
Words nearby anxious seat
anxiety reaction, anxiety state, anxiolytic, anxious, anxiously, anxious seat, any, Anyang, anybody, any day, anyhoo
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