|  anxiousness 
 
 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
 • Derivationally related forms:
 disquiet (for: disquiet), anxious
 • Hypernyms:
 anxiety
 
 
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