English > anxiety: 2 senses > noun 2, feelingMeaning | A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune. |
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Narrower | angst | An acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety |
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anxiousness, disquiet | A feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments |
concern, care, fear | An anxious feeling |
discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment | anxious embarrassment |
edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietude | Feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable |
insecurity | The anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure |
jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restiveness | The anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters |
scruple, qualm, misgiving | uneasiness about the fitness of an action |
sinking, sinking feeling | A feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension |
worry, trouble | A strong feeling of anxiety |
Broader | emotion | Any strong feeling |
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Spanish | angustia, ansia, ansiedad, preocupación, trastorno de ansiedad, zozobra |
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Catalan | angoixa, ànsia, ansietat, neguit, preocupació |
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