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
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
Abby Gardner, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2019
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First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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Medical Definition
anxiety state
noun1
: anxiety disorder
Similarly, someone who fears panic but goes out freely into public places is not agoraphobic but rather has an anxiety state …—Issac M. Marks, Fears, Phobias, and Rituals …
Issac 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 …
Robert P. Granacher, Traumatic Brain Injury …Love words? Need even more definitions?
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