Anxiety

//ˌæŋ(ɡ)ˈzaɪ.ə.ti//

Synonyms for "anxiety" (204 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (41)

Strong matches (61)

Related words (102)

inquietudeinsensibilityjoylessnesskeen desirekeennesslack of pleasurelatherlethargylifelivelinessloadlongingmalaisemaniamattermelancholiamental distressmiserymisgivingmistrust
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nauseanervenervous tensionnervousnessnongratificationnonsatisfactionobsessionpainfulnesspanicpathological indecisivenesspeck of troublesperturbationperturbednesspessimismpins and needlespreoccupationproblempromptnesspsychalgiapsychomotor disturbancepuckerqualmqualmishnessquicknessreadinessremorseresentmentrestivenessrestlessnesssavorlessnesssea of troublessolicitudespiritspleenstalenessstewstrainstressstuporsufferingsuspensesweattastelessnesstediousnesstediumtense readinesstensionterrorthirsttictroubleturmoiltwitchinguncertaintyuncomfortablenessuneaseuneasinessunhappinessunpatientnessunpleasureunquietnessunresponsivenessunrestunsatisfactionupsetvervevexationvexation of spiritvitalityvivacitywaitingwithdrawalzealzestzestfulness

Related word relations

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11 relation types

More general

5 entries

Synonyms

4 entries

capable of

1 entries

causes

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causes desire

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defined as

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derived

24 entries

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has context

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has property

1 entries

is a

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related to

23 entries

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Translations

217 translations across 61 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • μέριμνα noun (concern)

Arabic

3 entries
  • اِضْطِرَاب الْقَلَق noun (pathological condition)
  • قَلَق noun (concern)
  • قَلَق noun (pathological condition)

Armenian

3 entries
  • տագնապ noun (concern)
  • տագնապ noun (pathological condition)
  • տագնապայնություն noun (pathological condition)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • həyəcan noun (concern)
  • iztirab noun (concern)
  • təlaş noun (concern)
  • təşviş noun (concern)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • неспако́й noun (concern)
  • трыво́га noun (concern)

Bengali

2 entries
  • এজতেরাব noun (pathological condition)
  • দুশ্চিন্তা noun (concern)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • безпоко́йство noun (concern)
  • гри́жа noun (concern)
  • си́лно жела́ние noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • трево́га noun (concern)

Catalan

3 entries
  • ansietat noun (concern)
  • ansietat noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • ansietat noun (pathological condition)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 担心 noun (concern)
  • 焦慮 /焦虑 noun (concern)

Czech

4 entries
  • nedočkavost noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • starost noun (concern)
  • úzkost noun (concern)
  • úzkost noun (pathological condition)

Danish

3 entries
  • angst noun (concern)
  • angst noun (pathological condition)
  • iver noun (uneasy or distressing desire)

Dutch

4 entries
  • angst noun (pathological condition)
  • bezorgdheid noun (concern)
  • ongerustheid noun (concern)
  • verlangen noun (uneasy or distressing desire)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • angoro noun (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession)
  • angoro noun (pathological condition)
  • anksio noun (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession)
  • anksio noun (concern)

Estonian

2 entries
  • rahutus noun (concern)
  • ängistus noun (concern)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ahdistuneisuushäiriö noun (pathological condition)
  • ahdistus noun (concern)
  • ahdistus noun (pathological condition)
  • hinku noun (uneasy or distressing desire)

French

4 entries
  • angoisse noun (pathological condition)
  • anxiété noun (concern)
  • anxiété noun (pathological condition)
  • inquiétude noun (concern)

Galician

4 entries
  • ansiedade noun (concern)
  • ansiedade noun (pathological condition)
  • degoro noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • prango noun (uneasy or distressing desire)

Georgian

4 entries
  • მღელვარება noun (concern)
  • შეშფოთება noun (concern)
  • შიში noun (concern)
  • შფოთვა noun (concern)

German

4 entries
  • Angst noun (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession)
  • Angst noun (concern)
  • Angst noun (pathological condition)
  • Angstzustände noun (pathological condition)

Greek

4 entries
  • άγχος noun (concern)
  • άγχος noun (pathological condition)
  • έγνοια noun (concern)
  • ανησυχία noun (concern)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • חרדה noun (concern)
  • חרדה noun (pathological condition)

Hindi

2 entries
  • चिंता noun (concern)
  • परेशानी noun (concern)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • aggodalom noun (concern)
  • szorongás noun (pathological condition)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • angist noun (pathological condition)
  • kvíði noun (concern)
  • kvíði noun (pathological condition)
  • áhyggja noun (concern)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • kecemasan noun (pathological condition)
  • kegelisahan noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • kekhawatiran noun (concern)
  • keresahan noun (pathological condition)

Irish

2 entries
  • imní noun (concern)
  • sníomh noun (concern)

Italian

4 entries
  • ansia noun (concern)
  • ansia noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • ansia noun (pathological condition)
  • ansietà noun (concern)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 心配 noun (concern)

Khmer

2 entries
  • កង្វល់ noun (concern)
  • ជំងឺថប់បារម្ភ noun (pathological condition)

Korean

3 entries
  • 걱정 noun (concern)
  • 불안 noun (pathological condition)
  • 열망 noun (uneasy or distressing desire)

Latin

4 entries
  • anxietās noun (concern)
  • metus noun (concern)
  • metus noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • metus noun (pathological condition)

Latvian

1 entries
  • baisma noun (pathological condition)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • анксиозност noun (pathological condition)
  • грижа noun (concern)
  • тревога noun (concern)

Magahi

4 entries
  • 𑂃𑂍𑂳𑂪𑂰𑂯𑂗 noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • 𑂃𑂢𑂵𑂮𑂰 noun (concern)
  • 𑂒𑂱𑂢𑂹𑂞𑂰 noun (concern)
  • 𑂠𑂢𑂹𑂠 noun (concern)

Malay

1 entries
  • keresahan noun (pathological condition)

Māori

4 entries
  • enga noun (concern)
  • māihi noun (concern)
  • māihi noun (pathological condition)
  • mānukanuka noun (concern)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • angst noun (pathological condition)

Old English

1 entries
  • angsumnes noun (concern)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • اضطراب noun (concern)
  • قلق noun (concern)

Persian

2 entries
  • نگرانی noun (concern)
  • پریشانی noun (pathological condition)

Polish

3 entries
  • lęk noun (pathological condition)
  • niepokój noun (concern)
  • trwoga noun (concern)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • angústia noun (concern)
  • anseio noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • ansiedade noun (concern)
  • ansiedade noun (pathological condition)

Romanian

3 entries
  • anxietate noun (concern)
  • anxietate noun (pathological condition)
  • teamă noun (pathological condition)

Russian

4 entries
  • беспоко́йство noun (concern)
  • боя́знь noun (pathological condition)
  • жела́ние noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • жела́ние noun (uneasy or distressing desire)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • अंहु noun (concern)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • iomagain noun (concern)
  • iomagain noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • iomagain noun (pathological condition)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • anksioznost noun (pathological condition)
  • strepnja noun (concern)
  • tjeskoba noun (pathological condition)
  • стрепња noun (concern)

Slovak

2 entries
  • starosť noun (concern)
  • úzkosť noun (concern)

Slovene

1 entries
  • tesnoba noun (pathological condition)

Spanish

4 entries
  • ansiedad noun (concern)
  • ansiedad noun (pathological condition)
  • inquietud noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • zozobra noun (concern)

Swedish

4 entries
  • farhåga noun (concern)
  • iver noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • oro noun (concern)
  • ängslan noun (concern)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • alip-ip noun (uneasy or distressing desire)
  • pagkabalisa noun (concern)

Tamil

1 entries
  • தவிப்பு noun (state of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession)

Tarifit

1 entries
  • amnus noun (concern)

Thai

2 entries
  • ความวิตกกังวล noun (concern)
  • ความวิตกกังวล noun (pathological condition)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • īwate noun (uneasy or distressing desire)

Turkish

4 entries
  • anksiyete noun (pathological condition)
  • endişe noun (concern)
  • endişe noun (pathological condition)
  • heves noun (uneasy or distressing desire)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • занепоко́єння noun (concern)
  • неспокі́й noun (concern)
  • триво́га noun (concern)

Urdu

2 entries
  • بے چَینی noun (pathological condition)
  • چںتا noun (concern)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • lo âu noun (concern)
  • lo âu noun (pathological condition)
  • sự lo lắng noun (concern)

Welsh

3 entries
  • gorbryder noun (concern)
  • gorbryder noun (pathological condition)
  • pryder noun (concern)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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The news added to his anxiety.

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The boy got sick from anxiety.

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The boy caused his mother great anxiety.

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In my anxiety to pass the test, I studied all night.

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