Anx*i"e*ty (?), n.; pl.
Anxieties (?). [L. anxietas, fr. anxius:
cf. F. anxiété. 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.
2. Eager desire. J. D. Forbes
3. (Med.) A state of restlessness and
agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of
oppression at the epigastrium. Dunglison.
Syn. -- Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity;
disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension; restlessness. See
Care.