noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ acute , considerable , deep , great
▪ chronic , constant , nagging
▪ free-floating ( esp. AmE ), generalized
▪
We seem to live in a state of free-floating ~ that can attach itself to anything.
▪ growing , increasing , mounting
▪ understandable ( esp. BrE )
▪ needless ( BrE ), unnecessary
▪ public
▪ castration , separation , etc. ( psychology )
… OF ANXIETY
▪ level
▪
the high level of ~ created by entering a new environment
VERB + ANXIETY
▪ arouse , bring , cause , create , provoke
▪ lead to
▪ experience , feel , suffer from
▪
She felt a nagging ~ that could not be relieved.
▪ express , share
▪
The mothers were able to share their anxieties with each other.
▪ betray , reflect
▪
His face betrayed his ~.
▪ cope with , deal with , overcome
▪
skills to cope with ~
▪ allay , alleviate , assuage , dispel , ease , lessen , quell , reduce , relieve , soothe
▪
The aim is to reduce ~ and help the patients relax.
▪ exacerbate , heighten , increase
ANXIETY + VERB
▪ grow
▪
The more reports I study the more my ~ grows.
▪ arise , arise from sth , arise out of sth , surface
▪
A few anxieties surfaced during the meeting.
▪ surround
▪
A lot of ~ surrounds the issue of human cloning.
ANXIETY + NOUN
▪ attack
▪ disorder
▪
patients suffering from an ~ disorder
▪ dream
▪
I keep having this ~ dream where I've forgotten to do something important.
▪ level
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
▪
her growing ~ about her health
▪ ~ at
▪
~ at the deterioration of relations between the powers
▪ ~ for
▪
deep ~ for the whole family
▪ ~ over
▪
There are anxieties over the effects of unemployment.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and depression
▪
Physical activity can help reduce ~ and depression.
▪ fear and ~
▪
They were encouraged to express their fears and anxieties.