Anx*i"e*ty (&?;), n.;
pl. Anxieties (&?;). [L.
anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F.
anxiété. See
Anxious.]
1. Concern or solicitude respecting
some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and
keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.
2.
Eager desire.
J. D. Forbes
3. (Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition
and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium. Dunglison.
Syn. -- Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity; disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension; restlessness. See Care.
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