anxious

worried, troubled; full of mental distress or uneasiness: She felt anxious about her child’s high fever.; excited: I’m anxious about the game.
Not to be confused with:eager – earnestly desirous, enthusiastic: She was eager to see him again. [These words once had different meanings but anxious is now an acceptable synonym for eager in some cases: He was anxious to see the play.]

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A0355400 (ăngk′shəs, ăng′shəs)adj.1. Uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter; worried.2. Attended with, showing, or causing anxiety: spent an anxious night waiting for the test results.3. Usage Problem Eagerly or earnestly desirous.

[From Latin ānxius, from angere, to torment; see angh- in Indo-European roots.]

anx′ious·ly adv.anx′ious·ness n.Usage Note: Anxious has a long history of use as a synonym for eager, but some prefer that anxious be used only to describe those who are worried or uneasy, as in the sentence He's anxious about his upcoming surgery. The acceptability of anxious to mean eager has been increasing, however. In our 1999 survey of the Usage Panel, 47 percent approved of the sentence We are anxious to see the new show of British sculpture at the museum, whereas in 2014, this sentence was acceptable to 57 percent of panelists. The acceptability was higher for this usage in a sentence about a situation with a tinge of uneasiness: After a four-hour bus ride, the children were anxious to get outside (acceptable to 69 percent of the Panel in 1999 and 78 percent in 2014). Although resistance to the use of anxious to mean eager is waning, writers should be aware that there are still those who frown upon using the word in situations where no anxiety is present.

anxious

(ˈæŋkʃəs; ˈæŋʃəs) adj1. worried and tense because of possible misfortune, danger, etc; uneasy2. fraught with or causing anxiety; worrying; distressing: an anxious time. 3. intensely desirous; eager: anxious for promotion. [C17: from Latin anxius; related to Latin angere to torment; see anger, anguish] ˈanxiously adv ˈanxiousness n

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(ˈæŋk ʃəs, ˈæŋ-)

adj. 1. full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; worried. 2. earnestly desirous; eager. 3. attended with or showing solicitude or uneasiness: anxious forebodings. [1615–25; < Latin anxius worried, distressed, derivative of angere to strangle, pain, distress; compare anguish, -ous] anx′ious•ly, adv. anx′ious•ness, n. usage: anxious has had the meaning “earnestly desirous, eager” since the mid-18th century: We are anxious to see our new grandson. Although some insist that anxious must always convey a sense of distress or worry, the sense “eager” is fully standard.

anguish, anxious, anxiety - Anguish, anxious, and anxiety come from Latin angere, "to choke, squeeze, strangle."See also related terms for squeeze.

anxious

1. 'anxious about'

If you are anxious about someone or something, you are worried about them.

I was quite anxious about George.2. 'anxious to'

If you are anxious to do something, you want very much to do it.

We are very anxious to find out what really happened.He seemed anxious to go.

Be Careful!
Don't say that someone is 'anxious for doing' something.

3. 'anxious for'

If you are anxious for something, you want to have it, or you want it to happen.

Many civil servants are anxious for promotion.He was anxious for a deal, and we gave him the best we could.4. 'anxious that'

If you are anxious that something happen, or anxious that something should happen, you want it to happen very much.

My parents were anxious that I go to college.He is anxious that there should be no delay.5. 'anxious' and 'nervous'

Don't confuse anxious with nervous. If you are nervous, you are rather frightened about something that you are going to do or experience.

I began to get nervous about crossing roads.Both actors were very nervous on the day of the performance.

nervous

anxious irritated">irritated annoyed">annoyed1. 'nervous'

If you are nervous, you are rather frightened about something that you are going to do or experience.

My daughter is nervous about starting school.2. 'anxious'

If you are worried about something that might happen to someone else, don't say that you are 'nervous'. Say that you are anxious.

It's time to be going home your mother will be anxious.I had to deal with calls from anxious relatives.See anxious3. 'irritated' and 'annoyed'

If something makes you angry and impatient because you cannot stop it continuing, don't say that it makes you 'nervous'. Say that you are irritated or annoyed by it.

Perhaps they were irritated by the sound of crying.I was annoyed by his questions.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	anxious - eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"dyingcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speecheager - having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look"
	2.	anxious - causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"nervous, unquiet, queasy, uneasytroubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"

anxious

adjective1. eager, keen, intent, yearning, impatient, itching, ardent, avid, expectant, desirous He is anxious that there should be no delay.
eager reluctant, hesitant, loath, nonchalant, disinclined2. uneasy, concerned, worried, troubled, upset, careful, wired (slang), nervous, disturbed, distressed, uncomfortable, tense, fearful, unsettled, restless, neurotic, agitated, taut, disquieted, apprehensive, edgy, watchful, jittery (informal), perturbed, on edge, ill at ease, twitchy (informal), solicitous, overwrought, fretful, on tenterhooks, in suspense, hot and bothered, unquiet (chiefly literary), like a fish out of water, antsy (informal), angsty, on pins and needles, discomposed He admitted he was still anxious about the situation.
uneasy certain, cool, collected, confident, calm, assured, composed, unfazed (informal), unperturbed, nonchalant

anxious

adjectiveIn a state of anxiety or uneasiness:agitated, concerned, distressed, nervous, solicitous, uneasy, unsettled.

Translations

令人忧虑的忧虑的急切的渴望的

anxious

(ˈӕŋkʃəs) adjective1. worried about what may happen or have happened. She is anxious about her father's health.忧虑的2. causing worry, fear or uncertainty. an anxious moment.令人忧虑的3. wanting very much (to do etc something). He's very anxious to please. 渴望的，急切的 ˈanxiously adverb 渴望地，焦急地 anxiety (aŋˈzaiəti) nounHis health is a great anxiety to me; filled with anxiety about her child's health.忧虑

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adj eager

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adj uneasy

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adj in a state of anxiety or uneasiness

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adj eagerly desirous

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adj causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

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