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anxiety

anxiety Anxiety is an emotional state marked by worry, fear, or a sense that something bad may happen.

Anxiety is an emotional state marked by worry, fear, or a sense that something bad may happen. In this use, it refers to these feelings when they are not severely impairing like an anxiety disorder.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Anxiety” (D001007).
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