fearful, worried; worrisome; craving, yearning; eager
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Anxious Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Anxious Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.
Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.
(a.)
Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
(a.)
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAccompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.
anxious
\anx"ious\ (ă&nsm;k"shŭs), a. [l. anxius, fr. angere to cause pain, choke; akin to gr. 'a`gchein to choke. see anger.]
1. full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.
2. accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor. the sweet of life, from which god hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares.
3. earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please. he sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform.
note: anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc., before the object of solicitude.
Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.
Awyddu = v. to be anxious for
Gofalhad = n. becoming anxious
Gofalhau = v. to grow anxious
Pryderiad = n. a being anxious
Pryderol = a. anxious; providen
Pryderu = v. to be anxious
Pryderus = a. anxious, thoughtful
Pythori = v. to be anxious
Ymdwr = n. anxious care
Adjective
1. mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"
(synonym) apprehensive
(similar) uneasy
2. eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"
(synonym) anxious(p), dying(p)
(similar) eager
(classification) colloquialism
3. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
(synonym) nervous, uneasy, unquiet
(similar) troubled
Anxious Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Anxiety (also called angst or worry) is a psychological and physiological state characterized by somatic, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components. It is the displeasing feeling of fear and concern. The root meaning of the word anxiety is ''; in either presence or absence of psychological stress, anxiety can create feelings of fear, worry, uneasiness, and dread. Anxiety is considered to be a normal reaction to a stressor. It may help an individual to deal with a demanding situation by prompting them to cope with it. When anxiety becomes excessive, it may fall under the classification of an anxiety disorder.
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Anxious Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
adjective
(a) very worried and afraid; my sister is ill - I am anxious about her
(b) eager; she was anxious to get home; I was anxious to see the doctor
(a) very worried and afraid; my sister is ill - I am anxious about her
(b) eager; she was anxious to get home; I was anxious to see the doctor
