noun /æŋzˈaɪəti/
But the other, because hes been immersed in arguments, gives the appearance of harbouring considerable anxiety and suspicion that hes ignorant of those matters he presents himself to others as an expert on.
b) An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
I was anxious to get into the office before Henderson called from New York.
Syn: care, solicitude, foreboding, uneasiness, perplexity, disquietude, disquiet, trouble, apprehension, restlessness, distress
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