anxiety: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 17 letter points · starts with A · ends with Y
Meaning of anxiety
noun
- countable, uncountable
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
Example: generalized anxiety disorder
- countable, uncountable
An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).
- countable, uncountable
A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
- countable, informal, uncountable
Any anxiety disorder, especially generalized anxiety disorder.
Listed forms: anxieties, anxietie.
Source: Wiktionary — anxiety.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
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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
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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| British English | Found |
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Letter-value score of anxiety
A(1) + N(1) + X(8) + I(1) + E(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 17 points.
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Anagrams of anxiety
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from anxiety
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