- anxiety
- nounADJECTIVE▪ acute, considerable, deep, great▪ chronic, constant, nagging▪ free-floating (esp. AmE), generalized▪
We seem to live in a state of free-floating anxiety that can attach itself to anything.
▪ growing, increasing, mounting▪ understandable (esp. BrE)▪ needless (BrE), unnecessary▪ public▪ castration, separation, etc. (psychology)… OF ANXIETY▪ level▪the high level of anxiety created by entering a new environment
VERB + ANXIETY▪ arouse, bring, cause, create, provoke▪ lead to▪ experience, feel, suffer from▪She felt a nagging anxiety that could not be relieved.
▪ express, share▪The mothers were able to share their anxieties with each other.
▪ betray, reflect▪His face betrayed his anxiety.
▪ cope with, deal with, overcome▪skills to cope with anxiety
▪ allay, alleviate, assuage, dispel, ease, lessen, quell, reduce, relieve, soothe▪The aim is to reduce anxiety and help the patients relax.
▪ exacerbate, heighten, increaseANXIETY + VERB▪ grow▪The more reports I study the more my anxiety grows.
▪ arise, arise from sth, arise out of sth, surface▪A few anxieties surfaced during the meeting.
▪ surround▪A lot of anxiety surrounds the issue of human cloning.
ANXIETY + NOUN▪ attack▪ disorder▪patients suffering from an anxiety disorder
▪ dream▪I keep having this anxiety dream where I've forgotten to do something important.
▪ levelPREPOSITION▪ anxiety about▪her growing anxiety about her health
▪ anxiety at▪anxiety at the deterioration of relations between the powers
▪ anxiety for▪deep anxiety for the whole family
▪ anxiety over▪There are anxieties over the effects of unemployment.
PHRASES▪ anxiety and depression▪Physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression.
▪ fear and anxiety▪They were encouraged to express their fears and anxieties.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
