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noun ADJ. acute, considerable, deep, great | chronic, constant, nagging | growing, increasing, mounting | natural, understandable | needless, unnecessary | public QUANT. level the high level of anxiety created by entering a new environment VERB + ANXIETY arouse, bring, cause, create, provoke | lead to | experience, feel, suffer from She felt a nagging anxiety that could not be relieved. | express, share The mothers were able to share their anxieties with each other. | cope with, deal with skills to cope with anxiety | allay, alleviate, dispel, reduce, relieve The aim is to reduce anxiety and help the patients relax. | aggravate, increase ANXIETY + VERB grow The more reports I study the more my anxiety grows. | arise (from/out of sth), surface A few anxieties surfaced during the meeting. ANXIETY + NOUN attack | level PREP. ~ about her growing anxiety about her health | ~ at anxiety at the deterioration of relations between the powers | ~ for deep anxiety for the whole family | ~ over There are anxieties over the effects of unemployment. PHRASES fear and anxiety They were encouraged to express their fears and anxieties.
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anxiety
adjectives
great/considerable anxiety
• Then began a day of great anxiety.
acute/deep/high anxiety
• The patient's panic attacks are caused by acute anxiety.
constant anxiety
• She lives a life of constant anxiety over money and job security.
increasing/mounting anxiety
• There is mounting anxiety about the rise in violent crime.
public anxiety
• the wave of public anxiety about food safety
verbs
cause/create/lead to anxiety
• Their nuclear programme is causing mounting anxiety among other nations, especially Israel.
arouse/provoke anxiety
(= cause it )
• The presence of Indian troops near the border has aroused considerable anxiety in neighbouring Pakistan.
feel/suffer from anxiety
• The child may feel anxiety about being away from home.
reduce/relieve anxiety
• The drug helps to reduce anxiety, allowing you to feel relaxed.
phrases
a source of anxiety
• For many people, the primary source of anxiety is work.
somebody's level of anxiety
• Patients experience high levels of anxiety at time of admission to hospital.
feelings of anxiety
• Having an operation naturally entails feelings of anxiety.
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