How to Use "Anxiety" with Example Sentences

anxiety (n): the state of feeling fear or worry

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Used with adjectives:

"He had great anxiety about starting a new job."
(great, considerable, understandable, constant)

"She had growing anxiety about going to a new school."
(growing, increasing)

Used with verbs:

"The change increased her anxiety."
(increased, caused)

"She experiences anxiety over the smallest things."
(experiences, feels, suffers from)

"Her parents tried to ease her anxieties."
(ease, lessen, reduce, relieve, soothe)

"His eyes showed his anxiety."
(showed, reflected, displayed, revealed)

Used with prepositions:

"They felt anxiety about the new boss."
(about, toward, over)