anxious
/ˈaŋ(k)ʃəs/
adjective
🇬🇧 UK
/ˈaŋ(k)ʃəs/
🇺🇸 US
/ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · adjective
Nervous and worried.
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Meaning 2 · adjective
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
“I could tell she was anxious as she was biting her nails.”
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Meaning 3 · adjective
(of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
“There was an anxious wait before the results were revealed.”
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Meaning 4 · adjective
Earnestly desirous.
“All the voters were anxious to hear the election result.”
How this word is used
- General “I could tell she was anxious as she was biting her nails.”
- General “There was an anxious wait before the results were revealed.”
- General “All the voters were anxious to hear the election result.”
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