What is the meaning of anxiety?

noun

  • 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.
  • A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune. .
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