Anx*i"e*tude (&?;), n. [L. anxietudo.] The state of being anxious; anxiety. [R.]

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.