noun
1. (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
• Syn: ↑anxiety
• Topics: ↑psychiatry, ↑psychopathology, ↑psychological medicine
• Hypernyms: ↑psychological state, ↑psychological condition, ↑mental state, ↑mental condition
• Hyponyms: ↑castration anxiety, ↑hypochondria, ↑hypochondriasis, ↑overanxiety, ↑panic, ↑scare
2. a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
• Syn: ↑disquiet
• Hypernyms: ↑anxiety
Useful english dictionary. 2012.