Anxiety vs. Nervousness

Anxietynoun

An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

Nervousnessnoun

The state or quality of being nervous.

Anxietynoun

An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).

Nervousnessnoun

State or quality of being nervous.

Anxietynoun

(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.

Nervousnessnoun

the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

Anxietynoun

Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.

Nervousnessnoun

an uneasy psychological state;

‘he suffered an attack of nerves’;

Anxietynoun

Eager desire.

Nervousnessnoun

a sensitive or highly strung temperament

Anxietynoun

A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium.

Nervousnessnoun

the quality or state of being nervous

‘there was a trace of nervousness in his voice’;

Anxietynoun

a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders

Anxietynoun

a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

Anxiety

Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behavior such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination. It includes subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over anticipated events.Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness and worry, usually generalized and unfocused as an overreaction to a situation that is only subjectively seen as menacing.