Anxieties

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anxiety \Anx*i"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Anxieties}. [L. anxietas, fr.
     anxius: cf. F. anxi['e]t['e]. See {Anxious}.]
     1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event,
        future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it
        in a state of painful uneasiness.
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     2. Eager desire. --J. D. Forbes
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     3. (Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with
        general indisposition and a distressing sense of
        oppression at the epigastrium. --Dunglison.
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     Syn: Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity;
          disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension;
          restlessness. See {Care}.
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