[1960–65; anti- + anxiety]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: go-go, parvovirus, pop art, tag question, zip codeanti- is a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” “antiparticle of,” used in the formationof compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton)
Examples of 'antianxiety' in a sentence
antianxiety
Before the attack he had been misbehaving and was given an antianxiety pill in a bid to calm him.