/ang zuy"i tee/ , n. , pl. anxieties .
1. distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune: He felt anxiety about the possible loss of his job.
2. earnest but tense desire; eagerness: He had a keen anxiety to succeed in his work.
3. Psychiatry. a state of apprehension and psychic tension occurring in some forms of mental disorder.
[ 1515-25; anxietas, equiv. to anxi ( us ) ANXIOUS + - etas, var. of - itas before a vowel ]
Syn. 1. fear, foreboding; worry, disquiet. See apprehension .
Ant. 1. certainty, serenity, tranquillity.