| NOUN | state | anxiety reaction, generalized anxiety disorder, GAD | an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months |
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| Meaning | An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months. | |
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| Synonyms | generalized anxiety disorder, GAD | |
| Broader | anxiety disorder | A cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom |
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