anxious
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2.7
- adjective
- /ˈæŋkʃəs/
:
preocupado
- As we know, a few students may feel anxious about their future teaching of mathematics.
- feel anxious
- anxious about the future
- become anxious
We expect them to look sad, deflated, anxious, worried, depleted.
- We expect them to look sad, deflated, anxious, worried, depleted.
- Can we feel anxious when we feel gratitude?
- We, we find ourselves sad, angry, afraid, anxious, depressed, despairing.
- It's our thoughts that make us anxious, and he quoted Epictetus.
- And when we get anxious, we just start saying things.
- I just felt so anxious yesterday all day.
- It will make me anxious that I'm not working hard enough.
- You feel angry, you feel sad, you feel anxious, you feel fearful, regretful.
- Because I'm stressed and anxious and sad for them.
- Is, is there any utility in feeling anxious between now and Tuesday?
- And so something else that really makes me anxious is parenting.
- Oh my God, you're not anxious anymore, you're not depressed.
- Someone said, are you feeling anxious about the birth?
Examples
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She felt anxious about her upcoming exam, worried she hadn't studied enough.
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Victims of bullying are described as more anxious, careful, and insecure compared to other students in general.
Academic text (2008) -
And when we get anxious, we just start saying things.
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I just felt so anxious yesterday all day.
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I was feeling anxious and upset and trying not to let it show.
Academic text (2013) -
I'm not sure they need to be that anxious, but they are.
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Are you depressed, anxious, or just stuck?
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A few of us may feel anxious about our future teaching of mathematics.
Academic text (2008) -
Students who are anxious are sure to be experiencing a high degree of stress.
Academic text (2013) -
Managing this change can make students with disabilities feel even more anxious and overwhelmed.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling fear or worry about something
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1.0
Feeling nervous or upset about something that may go wrong
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1.3
Feeling worried and easily frightened
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1.3
Feeling afraid or nervous and easily frightened
98
3.2
You feel worried and not relaxed
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4.3
Feeling nervous and tense so you are easily upset or worried
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4.1
Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm
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5.0
Feeling worried that something bad will happen
1
8.6
Feeling nervous and lacking confidence in new situations
Antonyms
How Worried
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Anxious comes from the Latin word anxius, from angere meaning 'to choke' or 'to squeeze'. That image of tightness is like worry or unease, and you can see the same idea in the word anguish, so anxious means 'worried' or nervous about an uncertain outcome.