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noun(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
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nouna vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortunetype of:
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care worry trouble fear scare concern panic emotion sinking insecurity angst nervousness uneasiness hypochondria misgiving disquiet discomfiture qualm scruple edginess anxiousness psychological state psychological condition mental condition mental state overanxiety hypochondriasis castration anxiety discomposure disconcertion disconcertment disquietude jitteriness jumpiness restiveness sinking feeling inquietude