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anxiété — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • anxiety noun A persistent feeling of unease, nervousness, or worry, often about something uncertain that hasn't happened yet.
  • disquietude noun A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
  • suspense noun A feeling of nervous excitement or anxiety while waiting to find out what happens.

Senses

anxiété is used for these senses in English:

  • anxiety An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
  • anxiety (pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
  • disquietude (uncountable) A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
  • dubitation (countable) A pang or expression of doubt.
  • suspense The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.
  • suspense (legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.

anxiety — full definition

  1. noun A persistent feeling of unease, nervousness, or worry, often about something uncertain that hasn't happened yet.
  2. noun (medical) A diagnosable disorder marked by chronic, excessive worry that interferes with daily life.

disquietude — full definition

  1. noun A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
  2. noun A fear or an instance of uneasiness.

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