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antianxiety

an·ti·anx·i·e·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-ang-zahy-i-tee, an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn ti æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti, ˌæn taɪ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-ang-zahy-i-tee, an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn ti æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti, ˌæn taɪ-/

Definitions of antianxiety word

  • adjective antianxiety acting against anxiety 3
  • adjective antianxiety tending to prevent or relieve anxiety. 1
  • noun antianxiety (psychology) Acting to combat or reduce anxiety. 1
  • noun antianxiety (pharmacology) A medication that combats or reduces anxiety. 0
  • adjective antianxiety (psychology, pharmacology) Acting to combat or reduce anxiety. 0

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Origin of antianxiety

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; anti- + anxiety

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Antianxiety

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

antianxiety popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

antianxiety usage trend in Literature

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