anxiety
A feeling of being worried or nervous about something that may happen.
A feeling of unease, worry, or nervousness, often about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
A medical problem where a person feels too much worry or fear for a long time, making life difficult.
A recognized mental health condition involving excessive and persistent worry, fear, and related symptoms that interfere with daily life.
A feeling of wanting something to happen but also being worried it might not.
A feeling of eager anticipation mixed with fear or worry that something might not happen as desired.
- Base: anxiety
- Plural: anxieties, anxiety
anxiety attack
1Sudden episode of fear from anxiety
A short time when someone suddenly feels very afraid and anxious.
- She had an anxiety attack before boarding the plane.
- Breathing exercises helped him calm down during an anxiety attack.
performance anxiety
1Fear of performing publicly
Feeling very nervous about speaking, acting, or doing something in front of people.
- He gets performance anxiety before every concert.
- Performance anxiety is common among musicians.
social anxiety
1Fear of social situations
Feeling very nervous or afraid in social situations because you think people will judge you.
- His social anxiety makes it hard to attend parties.
- Social anxiety can be treated with therapy.
separation anxiety
1anxiety when away from loved one
Strong fear or worry when someone, often a child, is away from a parent or another very important person.
- The child experienced separation anxiety on her first day of school.
- The child showed separation anxiety when his mother left the room.
- Dogs can suffer from separation anxiety when left alone.
- Dogs can have separation anxiety if they are left alone for many hours.
- Starting daycare, she struggled with separation anxiety each morning.