Definition of anxious Anxious
/æˈŋkʃʌs/ - [angkshus] - anx•ious
We found 11 definitions of anxious from 6 different sources.
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What does anxious mean?
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Adjectiveanxious, anxiouser, anxiousest |
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| anxious - causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" | ||
| nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet | ||
| troubled characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" | ||
| anxious - eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won" | ||
| dying | ||
| eager having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- anxious (Adjective)
Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle. - anxious (Adjective)
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying;—applied to things; as, anxious labor. - anxious (Adjective)
Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- anxious (a.)
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. - anxious (a.)
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor. - anxious (a.)
Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
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anxious
Worried about what may happen or have happened.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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anxious
angk′shus, adj. uneasy regarding something doubtful: solicitous.—n. Anxī′ety, state of being anxious—adv. An′xiously.—n. An′xiousness. [L. anxius—ang-ĕre, to press tightly. See Anger, Anguish.]
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