anxiety state

noun

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: an episode of usually intense anxiety : a temporary condition during which a person experiences significant levels of anxiety
The anxiety state, like kinetic energy, refers to a palpable reaction or process taking place at a given time.Robert P. Granacher

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Have your muscles unclenched from the almost-90-minute anxiety state that was last night's epic episode of Game of Thrones? Abby Gardner, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of anxiety state was in 1904

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“Anxiety state.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anxiety%20state. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

anxiety state

noun
1
: anxiety disorder
Similarly, someone who fears panic but goes out freely into public places is not agoraphobic but rather has an anxiety stateIssac M. Marks, Fears, Phobias, and Rituals …
2
: an episode of usually intense anxiety : a temporary condition during which a person experiences significant levels of anxiety
The anxiety state, like kinetic energy, refers to a palpable reaction or process taking place at a given time.Robert P. Granacher, Traumatic Brain Injury …
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