Meaning & Definition of Anxious in English
English⟶
Anxious
/æŋkʃəs/
adjective
1. Eagerly desirous
- "Anxious to see the new show at the museum"
- "Dying to hear who won"
synonym:
- anxious(p),
- dying(p)
2. 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"
synonym:
- anxious,
- nervous,
- queasy,
- uneasy,
- unquiet
Examples of using
Knowing how I would die would only make me anxious about the kind of situations I'd know I'll eventually die in.
I've never seen this woman sad or anxious.
Why are you so anxious?