fear and uncertainty about the future
worry, tension
Cases of word usage
1) causing, showing, great pain or anxiety (agonizing)
2) great pain or anxiety (agony)
3) (happy because) free from anxiety (carefree)
4) anxiety (the more usual word) (disquiet)
5) great fear and anxiety (dread)
6) freedom from work, discomfort, trouble, difficulty, anxiety (ease)
7) a mental depression due to unnecessary anxiety about one's health (hypochondriac)
8) a lessening, ending or removal of pain, stress, anxiety etc; (a design, painting, carving made using) a method in which a design stands out from a flat surface (relief)
9) concern or anxiety (solicitude)
10) a state of anxiety (trepidation)