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anxiety

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Noun

a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

(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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