state of anxiety

  • 121a two and eight — Meaning A state (of anxiety). Origin Cockney rhyming slang …

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  • 122dysphoric — adj. (Psychology) pertaining to dysphoria, pertaining to a state of anxiety or restlessness …

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  • 123Baha’i —    The Baha’i (from the Farsi Ar baha (Allah)) faith was founded in nineteenth century Iran by Baha’u’llah. Baha’is believe people need material and spiritual fulfilment. It is because the material and the spiritual aspects of life are not… …

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  • 124fret — fret1 verb (frets, fretting, fretted) 1》 be constantly or visibly anxious. 2》 gradually wear away by rubbing or gnawing. 3》 flow or move in small waves. noun chiefly Brit. a state of anxiety. Origin OE fretan devour, consume , of Gmc origin.… …

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  • 125anxious seat — anx′ious seat n. 1) dial. Also called anx′ious bench mourners bench 2) a state of anxiety caused esp. by uncertainty over an outcome …

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  • 126dysphoria — dys•pho•ri•a [[t]dɪsˈfɔr i ə, ˈfoʊr [/t]] n. pat a state of anxiety or restlessness • Etymology: 1835–45; < Gk dysphoría malaise, discomfort =dys dys +phor(ós) bearing + ia ia dys•phor′ic ˈfɔr ɪk, ˈfɒr adj …

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  • 127swivet — swiv•et [[t]ˈswɪv ɪt[/t]] n. cvb a state of anxiety • Etymology: 1890–95; orig. obscure …

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  • 128STAT — • immediately [Lat. statim]; • signal transducer and activator of transcription; • state trait anxiety inventory; • Stent Thrombosis after Ticlopidine [study]; • stop teenage addiction to tobacco; • Stroke Treatment with Ancrod Trial …

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