Worried vs Anxiety - What's the difference?
worried | anxiety |
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
(worry)
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 an adjective worried
is thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.As a verb worried
is past tense of worry.As a noun anxiety is
an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.worried
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.
Derived terms
* unworriedVerb
(head)Derived terms
* worriedly * worriednessAnagrams
* *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.