anxiety

As nouns the difference between anxiety and discomfort

is that anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event while discomfort is mental or bodily distress.

As a verb discomfort is

to cause annoyance or distress to.

As nouns the difference between anxiety and inhibition

is that anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event while inhibition is the act of inhibiting.

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.

As an adjective happy

is experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.

As a noun anxiety is

an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

As a noun anxiety

is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

As an adjective concerned is

showing concern.

As a verb concerned is

(concern).

As nouns the difference between anxiety and ancient

is that anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event while ancient is a person who is very old.

As an adjective ancient is

having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age; very old.

As nouns the difference between anxiety and alacrity

is that anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event while alacrity is eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.

As nouns the difference between uptight and anxiety

is that uptight is (colloquial) an uptight person while anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

As an adjective uptight

is (colloquial) excessively concerned with rules and order.

As nouns the difference between melancholy and anxiety

is that melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

As an adjective melancholy

is affected with great sadness or depression.

As nouns the difference between alertness and anxiety

is that alertness is the quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity while anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.