in a state of anxiety
21state anxiety — /steɪt æŋˈzaɪəti/ (say stayt ang zuyuhtee) noun an anxious state of mind that derives from a particular set of circumstances. Compare trait anxiety …
22state — I 1. noun 1) the state of the economy Syn: condition, shape, situation, circumstances, position; predicament, plight 2) informal don t get into a state Syn: fluster, frenzy, fever …
23anxiety — noun /æŋzˈaɪəti/ a) An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness or concern about some uncertain event. But the other, because hes been immersed in arguments, gives the appearance of harbouring considerable anxiety and suspicion that hes ignorant of… …
24anxiety — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. concern, care; fear, mental anguish, pain. See expectation, doubt, jealousy. Ant., tranquillity, peace, unconcern. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. worry, uneasiness, apprehension, disquiet, nervousness,… …
25anxiety — anx•i•e•ty [[t]æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) distress or uneasiness caused by fear of danger or misfortune 2) earnest but tense desire: a keen anxiety to succeed[/ex] 3) psi a state of apprehension and psychic tension occurring in some forms of …
26anxiety state — noun see anxiety neurosis …
27state — Condition of untidiness, anxiety, excitement, etc. Usu. in a state …
28anxiety — An unpleasant affective state with the expectation but not the certainty of something happening; sometimes manifested as a sense of fear, poorly understood by the subject, which arises without justifiable cause; anxious state may have overtones… …
29anxiety — An unpleasant affective state with the expectation but not the certainty of something happening; sometimes manifested as a sense of fear, poorly understood by the subject, which arises without justifiable cause; anxious state may have overtones… …
30anxiety — A general, and sometimes neurotic, state of fear or dread. See Angst …
