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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024anx•ious /ˈæŋkʃəs, ˈæŋ-/USA pronunciation adj. - full of mental distress or of fear of danger or misfortune;
troubled;
worried:felt anxious about her health. - causing mental distress or fear:[before a noun]We had a few anxious moments when she leaned from the window.
- earnestly desirous;
eager: [~ + for]She's very anxious for promotion.[~ + to + verb][be + ~]I was anxious to meet you.[~ + for + object + to + verb]I was anxious for them to meet you.[~ + that clause]We are very anxious that you come to see us.
anx•ious•ly, adv. anx•ious•ness, n. [uncountable] anxious is an adjective, anxiously is an adverb, anxiety is a noun:I was anxious about the results. I anxiously awaited the results. We were filled with anxiety waiting for the results. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024anx•ious (angk′shəs, ang′-),USA pronunciation adj. - full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune;
greatly worried;
solicitous:Her parents were anxious about her poor health. - earnestly desirous;
eager (usually fol. by an infinitive or for):anxious to please; anxious for our happiness. - attended with or showing solicitude or uneasiness:anxious forebodings.
- Latin anxius worried, distressed, derivative of angere to strangle, pain, distress; compare anguish, -ous
- 1615–25
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged concerned, disturbed, apprehensive, fearful, uneasy.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged calm, confident.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reluctant, hesitant.
The earliest sense of anxious (in the 17th century) was "troubled'' or "worried'':We are still anxious for the safety of our dear sons in battle.Its meaning "earnestly desirous, eager'' arose in the mid-18th century:We are anxious to see our new grandson.Some insist that anxious must always convey a sense of distress or worry and object to its use in the sense of "eager,'' but such use is fully standard. |