Definition of overanxiety
plural overanxieties
: an excessive amount or degree of anxiety
- a nervous musician's overanxiety about their performance
- If you begin to feel unwell during an examination, it may be as a result of overanxiety, which can overwhelm a student.
- —Brian Mooney
- … one fell overboard in his overanxiety to board the dinghy.
- —The Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator
