Pensiveness vs Anxiety - What's the difference?
pensiveness | anxiety |
A thoughtful or reflective state, especially if sad or melancholic.
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.
As nouns the difference between pensiveness and anxiety
is that pensiveness is a thoughtful or reflective state, especially if sad or melancholic while anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.pensiveness
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Noun
(-)- ''We left quietly so as not to disturb the widow's pensiveness
anxiety
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(wikipedia anxiety)Noun
(anxieties)citation, passage=The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected.}}
- 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.