American English
/æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ɾi/
4 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
A strong feeling of worry or fear about something that may happen.
In anxiety, the middle vowel is unstressed, so it may sound very short and relaxed in natural speech. Give the strongest beat to “-zai-.”
A strong feeling of worry or fear about something that may happen.
She felt anxiety about starting her new job.
The news caused growing anxiety about the future.
feel anxiety · growing anxiety · anxiety about the future · severe anxiety
anxiety about + noun or -ing form
anxiety over + noun
A mental health problem that causes frequent or very strong worry or fear and can affect daily life.
Her anxiety makes it hard to sleep.
He is getting help for his anxiety.
anxiety symptoms · treat anxiety · anxiety disorder · constant anxiety
suffer from anxiety
treatment for anxiety
A mental health condition involving too much worry or fear.
His anxiety disorder makes flying difficult.
Worry or fear in social situations.
Social anxiety can make parties feel stressful.
Worry when you are away from a person or place that makes you feel safe.
The child has separation anxiety when her mother leaves.
The plural is anxieties: change y to ies.