What is Anxious? A Basic Definition

Anxious \Anx"ious\ ([a^][ng]k"sh[u^]s), a. [L. anxius, fr.

           angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. 'a`gchein to
         choke.
   See Anger.]
  
         1. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or
   
           solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown;

              being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as,

              anxious for the issue of a battle.
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         Webster]

   2. Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety;
         worrying; --
      applied to things; as, anxious labor.
 
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            The sweet of life, from which
            God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares.
                                                  --Milton.
     
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   3. Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to
         please.
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            He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve
            and at those who are eager for reform. --Macaulay.
     
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   Note: Anxious is followed by for,
         about, concerning, etc.,
         before the object of solicitude.
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   Syn: Solicitous; careful; uneasy;
         unquiet; restless;
        concerned; disturbed;
         watchful.
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Sun Aug 17

• Tax Debt Relief Tips for the Anxious Taxpayer

Mon Jun 30

• del.icio.us/po st: Good anti anxiety site

Thu Jun 12

• The Panacea for Putting Things Off

Wed Jun 11

• How to Make Profound and Lasting Change
• Tap O' the Mornin' with Brad Yates - EFT

Tue Jun 10

• Effectiveness of Antidepressant Medications: New unbiased clinical trials show the ineffectivenes s of popular antidepressant drugs
• About Me

Sat Jun 7

• Labour movement | Economist.com: The flexibility, freedom and productivity of mobile work thus have a cost. Nomads are constantly juggling the social rights of colleagues, relatives and friends, as well as their own right to downtime.

Sun May 4

• Be Anxious For Nothing: When faced with a challenge or crisis, our tendency is to get all anxious about it. But God does not want us to react this way. He does not want us to be anxious...

Fri Apr 11

• How Lazy People are Wrecking Their Brains
• Device for germophobes who don't want to touch things in public - Boing Boing

Thu Mar 6

• Social Anxiety, Public Speaking, Stage Fright, Presentations: Scared of Public speaking? Check this out! The video puts a jokey slant on quite a worldwide problem. A guy has a big presentation and once he goes up on stage, the anxiety kicks in, he forgets his lines, it's a complete disaster. I used to have a p

Sun Mar 2

• Friday Finance Findings For February 29th: It is just another Friday in Febuary ? cold, more snow, and no sign of sunlight. It has been a brutal winter with many places setting records for snowfall amounts, cold temperatures, and consecutive days without seeing the sun. I'm getting quite anxio

Mon Feb 11

• Psychiatry Doesn't Cure Unhappiness || New York Times

Mon Jan 28

• Anxious to Please :: the nice list

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