anxiety

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anxiety
[æŋˈzaɪətɪ]
sustantivo
1preocupación (f) (worry, concern); ansiedad (f) (anguish, impatience)
  • her behavior has been the cause of great anxiety -> su comportamiento ha causado gran preocupación
2ansia (f) afán (m) (eagerness)
  • in her anxiety not to offend… -> en su afán por no ofender…

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anxiety [ánk-saia-ti]
sustantivo
1Ansia, solicitud acerca de alguna cosa venidera.
2Aflicción o abatimiento de ánimo.
3Perplejidad, desasosiego, afán, anhelo, cavilación, inquietud, dificultad, ansiedad.
  • His anxiety to make good impression -> su ansia de dar buena impresión

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anxiety [æŋˈzaɪətɪ]
noun
1 (concern) preocupación; (f) inquietud; (f)
he expressed his anxieties about the future expresó su preocupación inquietud por el futuro;or we've had a lot of anxiety over the children's health hemos estado muy preocupados por la salud de los niños
let's discuss these anxieties
it is a great anxiety to me me preocupa mucho
2 (keenness) ansia; (f) afán; (m)
anxiety to do sth ansia afán de hacer algo;or in his anxiety to leave, he forgot his case estaba tan ansioso por irse que olvidó su maleta
3 (Med) (Psychology and Psychiatry) ansiedad; (f) angustia; (f)
modifier
anxiety attack (n) ataque de ansiedad; (m)
to have an anxiety attack she has frequent anxiety attacks
anxiety neurosis (n) neurosis de ansiedad; (f)

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