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noun

Anxiety n. (pl. anxieties)

Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.

Eager desire.

(Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium.

Synonyms: Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity; disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension; restlessness. See Care.

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