Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If someone is ~, they are frightened or worried about something that is happening or might happen, and show this in their behaviour.
The party has become deeply ~ about its prospects of winning the next election...
She described Mr Hutchinson as ~ and jumpy after his wife’s disappearance.
= anxious
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ about/of n
~ly
Brunhilde stood up ~ly as the men came into the room...
ADV: ADV with v
~ness
I smiled warmly so he wouldn’t see my ~ness.
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2.
A ~ person is very tense and easily upset.
She was apparently a very ~ woman, and that affected her career.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
A ~ illness or condition is one that affects your emotions and your mental state.
The number of ~ disorders was rising in the region...
He developed ~ problems after people began repeatedly correcting him.
ADJ: ADJ n