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anxiety

/ˌæŋ(ɡ)ˈzaɪ.ə.ti/

An illustration for anxiety

noun

fear about what might happen; worry

  • “We waited for the news with a lot of anxiety.”Tatoeba
  • “You need not have any anxiety about your son's health.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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