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   anxious

   /ˈaŋ(k)ʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome: "she was extremely anxious about her exams" Similar worriedconcernedapprehensivefearfuluneasyill at easeperturbedtroubleddisquietedbothereddisturbeddistressedfretfulfrettingagitatedin a state of agitationnervousin a state of nervesedgyon edgetenseoverwroughtworked upkeyed upstrung outjumpyafraidworried sickwith one's stomach in knotswith one's heart in one's mouthon pins and needlesstressedunder stressin suspenseflurriedinformal:uptighta bundle of nerveson tenterhookswith butterflies in one's stomachlike a cat on a hot tin roofjitterytwitchyin a statein a stewall of a ditherin a flapin a sweatin a tizz/tizzyall of a latherhet upin a twitterstrung upwindyhaving kittensin a (flat) spinstressylike a cat on hot bricksantsyspookyspookedsquirrellyin a twittoeydated:overstrungunquietOpposite carefreeunconcerned
   • ▪ (of a situation or period of time) causing or characterized by worry or nervousness: "there were some anxious moments"
   • 2. very eager or concerned to do something or for something to happen: "the company was anxious to avoid any trouble" Similar eagerkeendesirousimpatientitchinglongingyearningachingdying

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin anxius (from angere ‘to choke’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. anxiousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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