anxiousness

Definitions of anxiousness

1. noun

   a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
   synonyms: disquiet

   type of:

   anxiety

   a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
2. noun

   (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
   synonyms: anxiety

   types:

   castration anxiety

   (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to women

   hypochondria, hypochondriasis

   chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments

   overanxiety

   excessive anxiety

   panic, scare

   sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

   red scare

   a period of general fear of communists

   type of:

   mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state

   (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic