Forethought vs Anxiety - What's the difference?
forethought | anxiety | Related terms |
Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.
:With a little forethought we'd have planned for this contingency and not been stuck here now.
Anticipation.
Provident care; prudence.
Thought of, or planned, beforehand.
* Francis Bacon
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
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An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
Forethought is a related term of anxiety.
As nouns the difference between forethought and anxiety
is that forethought is thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation while anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.As an adjective forethought
is thought of, or planned, beforehand.forethought
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(en noun)Derived terms
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(-)- Forethought malice.
anxiety
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(wikipedia anxiety)Noun
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- But the other, because he's been immersed in arguments, gives the appearance of harbouring considerable anxiety and suspicion that he's ignorant of those matters he presents himself to others as an expert on.
- I was anxious to get into the office before Henderson called from New York.