Shyness vs Anxiety - What's the difference?
shyness | anxiety |
The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
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 shyness and anxiety
is that shyness is the quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions while anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.shyness
English
Noun
(en-noun)- His shyness kept him from asking her to the prom.
Synonyms
* See alsoanxiety
English
(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.