Anxiety

Anx·i·e·ty

Anxiety

n.

pl. Anxieties

  1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.
  2. Eager desire.
  3. A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium. (Med.)