anxious

anx·ious  (ngkshs, ngshs)

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.

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

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anxious·ly adv.

anxious·ness n.

Usage Note: Anxious has a long history of use roughly as a synonym for eager, but many prefer that anxious be used only when its subject is worried or uneasy about the anticipated event. In the traditional view, one may say We are anxious to see the strike settled soon but not We are anxious to see the new show of British sculpture at the museum. Fifty-two percent of the Usage Panel rejects anxious in the latter sentence. But general adoption of anxious to mean "eager" is understandable, at least in colloquial discourse, since it provides a means of adding emotional urgency to an assertion. It implies that the subject so strongly desires a certain outcome that frustration of that desire will lead to unhappiness. In this way, it resembles the informal adjective dying in sentences such as I'm dying to see your new baby.

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anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs ˈæŋʃəs]

adj

1. worried and tense because of possible misfortune, danger, etc.; uneasy

2. fraught with or causing anxiety; worrying; distressing an anxious time

3. intensely desirous; eager anxious for promotion

[from Latin anxius; related to Latin angere to torment; see anger, anguish]

anxiously  adv

anxiousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	anxious - eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won" dying colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech eager - 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, uneasy troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"

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anxious

adjective

1. eager, keen, intent, yearning, impatient, itching, ardent, avid, expectant, desirous He is anxious that there should be no delay.
eager reluctant, hesitant, loath, nonchalant, disinclined

2. 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

Translations

anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs] ADJ

1. (= worried) [person] → preocupado, inquieto; [expression] → de preocupación, de inquietud; [face, eyes] → angustiado
you'd better go home, your mother will be anxious → es mejor que te vayas a casa, tu madre estará preocupada or inquieta
to be anxious about sth → estar preocupado por algo
he was anxious about starting his new job → le preocupaba empezar en el nuevo trabajo
I'm very anxious about you → me tienes muy preocupado
to become or get anxious → ponerse nervioso
to feel anxious → estar preocupado, estar inquieto
with an anxious glance → con una mirada llena de preocupación or inquietud
in an anxious voice → en un tono angustiado

2. (= worrying) [situation, wait] → angustioso; [hours, days] → lleno de ansiedad, angustioso
it's been a very anxious time for me → ha sido un periodo muy angustioso para mí, he pasado un periodo lleno de ansiedad
it was an anxious moment → fue un momento angustioso

3. (= keen) he's anxious that nothing should go wrong → no quiere que exista el más mínimo riesgo de que algo salga mal, no quiere de ninguna manera que nada vaya mal
I am very anxious that he should go → quiero que vaya a toda costa
she is anxious to see you before you go → tiene muchas ganas de verte antes de que te vayas
I'm not very anxious to go → tengo pocas ganas de ir
anxious to please her mother, she cleaned the house → deseosa de or deseando agradar a su madre, limpió la casa
to be anxious for reform → desear or ansiar una reforma
he is anxious for results → está deseoso de or ansioso por ver resultados
to be anxious for promotion/success → ansiar or ambicionar un ascenso/el éxito
he was anxious for her to leave → estaba impaciente por que ella se marchara, tenía muchas ganas de que ella se marchara

4. (Med, Psych) [feeling] → de angustia; [person] → que padece de ansiedad
to be anxious → padecer ansiedad

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anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs] adj

(= worried) [person, expression] → anxieux/euse, (très) inquiet/ète
to be anxious about sb → se faire du souci pour qn
I'm very anxious about you → Je me fais beaucoup de souci pour toi.
to grow anxious, to get anxious → s'inquiéter

(= causing worry) [time, moment] → angoissant(e)

(= keen) to be anxious to do sth → tenir à faire qch, tenir beaucoup à faire qch
to be anxious that ... → tenir à ce que ..., tenir beaucoup à ce que ...
to be anxious for sth → tenir à qch, tenir beaucoup à qch

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anxious

adj

(= worried) → besorgt; person (as character trait) → ängstlich; thoughts → ängstlich; to be anxious about somebody/something → sich (dat) → um jdn/etw Sorgen machen, um jdn/etw besorgt sein; to be anxious about doing something → Angst haben, etw zu tun

(= worrying) moment, minutes → der Angst, bang; wait → bang; it’s been an anxious time for us all → wir alle haben uns (in dieser Zeit) große Sorgen gemacht; he had an anxious time waiting for … → es war für ihn eine Zeit voll bangen Wartens auf (+acc) → …

(= strongly desirous) to be anxious for something → auf etw (acc) → aus sein; we are anxious for all the assistance we can get → uns geht es darum, jede nur mögliche Hilfe zu bekommen; to be anxious to do something → bestrebt sein or darauf aus sein, etw zu tun; they were anxious to start/for his return → sie warteten sehr darauf abzufahren/auf seine Rückkehr; I am anxious that he should do it or for him to do it → mir liegt viel daran, dass er es tut

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anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs] adj

a. (worried) → preoccupato/a, ansioso/a, in ansia, inquieto/a
I'm very anxious about you → sono molto preoccupato or in pensiero per te
with an anxious glance → con uno sguardo pieno d'ansia

b. (causing worry, moment) → angoscioso/a

c. (eager) anxious for sth/to do sth → impaziente di qc/di fare qc
I am anxious that she should do it → ci tengo moltissimo che lo faccia
he is anxious for success → ha un grande desiderio di successo
I'm not very anxious to go → ho poca voglia di andarci

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anxious

adj anxious [ˈӕŋkʃəs]

1 worried about what may happen or have happened She is anxious about her father's health. besorg قَلِق، مُضْطَرِب البال загрижен plný úzkosti, znepokojený bekymret; ængstelig; urolig besorgt ανήσυχος ansioso, preocupado murelik نگران؛ دلواپس huolissaan anxieux חָרֵד चिन्तित tjeskoban aggódó resah, khawatir, cemas, gelisah kvíðinn ansioso; preoccupato 心配して 걱정하는 susirūpinęs norūpējies; noraizējies berdebar-debar bezorgd bekymret, engstelig, urolig niespokojny preocupado îngrijorat беспокоющийся ustarostený zaskrbljen zabrinut ängslig, bekymrad ที่วิตกกังวล endişeli, kaygılı 憂慮的 стурбований, стривожений مضطرب lo lắng 忧虑的

2 causing worry, fear or uncertainty an anxious moment. kommerwekkend مُسَبِّب لِلقَلَق създаващ грижи znepokojující urovækkende; angstfyldt bange αγωνιώδης, αβέβαιος de ansiedad, angustioso ärev نگران کننده tuskainen angoissant מַדאִיג चिन्ता करने वाला tjeskoban aggasztó meresahkan kvíðaþrunginn angosciante 不安な 염려되는 keliantis susirūpinimą, kupinas įtampos nemierpilns; nemierīgs cemas angstig urovekkende, angstfylt niopokojący aflitivo de tensiune тревожный znepokojujúci vznemirljiv teskoban bekymmersam ที่วิตกกังวล endişe verici, kaygı verici 令人憂慮或不安的 хвилюючий بے چین gây ra nỗi lo âu 令人忧虑的

3 wanting very much (to do etc something) He's very anxious to please. gretig تَوّاق إلى силно желаещ horlivě usilující ivrig; opsat (på) bestrebt που αδημονεί deseoso de, ansioso por õhinal valmis (midagi tegema) مشتاق؛ مایل halukas (très) désireux de מִשתוֹקֵק उत्सुक gorljiv alig várja ingin sekali óþreyjufullur desideroso 切望して 갈망하는 labai norintis ļoti gribošs (kaut ko izdarīt) tidak sabar verlangend ivrig, oppsatt (på) usilnie pragnący ansioso (foarte) dornic (să) стремящийся horlivo sa usilujúci zelo željan željan angelägen, ivrig ที่กระวนกระวาย hevesli, can atan 迫不及待的 той, що палко бажає بے قرار rất mong muốn cái gì 渴望的

adv anxiously

gretig بِقَلَق тревожно úzkostlivě bekymret; ængsteligt ängstlich ανήσυχα ansiosamente murelikult, õhinaga با نگرانی huolestuneesti, innokkaasti avec inquiétude בִּדְאָגָה उत्सुक्तापूर्वक gorljivo nyugtalanul sikap resah, cemas dll með kvíða con ansia 気をもんで 걱정하여 neramiai, susirūpinus raižpilni dengan cemas bezorgd bekymret, engstelig niespokojnie, z niepokojem ansiosamente îngrijorat тревожно, беспокойно úzkostlivo v strahu teskobno ängsligt อย่างร้อนรนใจ endişeyle,istekle 渴望地 стурбовано, схвильовано بے چینی سے lo lắng 渴望地

n anxiety [aŋˈzaiəti]

His health is a great anxiety to me; filled with anxiety about her child's health. angstigheid قَـلَـق тревога úzkost bekymring; ængstelse die Sorge ανησυχία ansiedad mure نگرانی؛ دلواپسی huoli anxiété חֲרָדָה, דְאָגָה चिंता zabrinutost aggodalom keresahan, kegelisahan, dll kvíði ansia, ansietà 心配 걱정 susirūpinimas, nerimas raizes; bažas tandatanya ongerustheid bekymring, engstelse niepokój ansiedade anxietate; îngrijorare тревога, беспокойство starosť, úzkosť bojazen, huda skrb zabrinutost bekymmer, oro ความวิตกกังวล endişe, kaygı 憂慮 неспокій, турбота اضطراب ، خوف ، افسردگی nỗi lo 忧虑