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- [angk-shuh s, ang-]
- /ˈæŋk ʃəs, ˈæŋ-/
- /ˈæŋkʃəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [angk-shuh s, ang-]
- /ˈæŋk ʃəs, ˈæŋ-/
Definitions of anxious word
- adjective anxious If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen. 3
- adjective anxious If you are anxious, you are nervous or worried about something. 3
- adjective anxious An anxious time or situation is one during which you feel nervous and worried. 3
- adjective anxious worried and tense because of possible misfortune, danger, etc; uneasy 3
- adjective anxious fraught with or causing anxiety; worrying; distressing 3
- adjective anxious intensely desirous; eager 3
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Origin of anxious
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin anxius worried, distressed, derivative of angere to strangle, pain, distress; cf. anguish, -ous
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Parts of speech for Anxious
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adjective
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adverb
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determiner
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anxious popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
anxious usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anxious
adj anxious
- afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
- restless — characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
- fidgety — restless; impatient; uneasy.
- fearful — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
adverb anxious
- imploringly — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- precipitately — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- imperiously — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- nail-biting — the act or practice of biting one's fingernails, especially as the result of anxiety or nervousness.
- importunately — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
adjective anxious
- worried — having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious: Their worried parents called the police.
- frightened — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- tense — in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung; taut: a tense person.
- eager — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
Antonyms for anxious
adj anxious
- brave — Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
- composed — If someone is composed, they are calm and able to control their feelings.
- confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
- courageous — Someone who is courageous shows courage.
- unafraid — feeling fear; filled with apprehension: afraid to go.
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