anxiety

anxiety
noun
1) (state) Angst, die; (concern about future) Sorge, die (about wegen)

anxieties — Sorgen Pl.

cause somebody anxiety — jemandem angst/Sorgen machen

2) (desire)

his anxiety to do something — sein Verlangen danach, etwas zu tun

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anxi·ety
[æŋˈzaɪəti, AM -ət̬i]
n
1. no pl (feeling of concern) Sorge f, Besorgnis f
a source of \anxiety ein Anlass m zur Sorge
to feel \anxiety [about sth] sich dat [um etw akk] Sorgen machen
2. (concern) Angst f
3. no pl (desire) Verlangen nt
... hence his \anxiety to get his work finished ... daher ist er auch so bestrebt, seine Arbeit fertig zu bekommen
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[ŋ'zaIətɪ]
n
1) Sorge f

to feel anxiety — sich (dat) Sorgen machen (about um, at wegen)

no cause for anxiety — kein Grund zur Sorge or Besorgnis

to cause sb anxiety — jdm Sorgen machen

2) (= keen desire) Verlangen nt

in his anxiety to get away — weil er unbedingt wegkommen wollte

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anxiety [æŋˈzaıətı; æŋɡ-] s
1. (about, for wegen, um)
a) Angst f
b) Sorge f:
be a great anxiety to sb jemandem große Sorgen machen
2. MED, PSYCH Beängstigung f, Beklemmung f:
anxiety dream Angsttraum m;
anxiety neurosis Angstneurose f;
anxiety state Angstzustand m
3. (starkes) Verlangen (for nach):
have a keen anxiety to do sth etwas unbedingt tun wollen
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noun
1) (state) Angst, die; (concern about future) Sorge, die (about wegen)

anxieties — Sorgen Pl.

cause somebody anxiety — jemandem angst/Sorgen machen

2) (desire)

his anxiety to do something — sein Verlangen danach, etwas zu tun

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n.
Angst ¨-e f.
Beklemmung f.
Besorgnis f.
Seelenangst f.
Unbehagen n.
Unruhe -n f.
Ängstlichkeit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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