What does ansiedad in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word ansiedad in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ansiedad in Spanish.

The word ansiedad in Spanish means anxiety, anxiety attack, I'm riddled with nerves!, anxiously, nerve-rackingly. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ansiedad

anxiety

nombre femenino (inquietud , preocupación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Espero sus noticias con ansiedad.
I await their news with anxiety.

anxiety attack

(ansiedad extrema)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tuve un ataque de ansiedad y me compré dos kilos de helado.
I had an anxiety attack and bought myself two kilos of ice-cream.

I'm riddled with nerves!

expresión (irónico (resultar indiferente)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

anxiously, nerve-rackingly

locución adjetiva (angustiado)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Esperaba lleno de ansiedad a que su mujer saliese del quirófano.
He was anxiously waiting for his wife to come out of the operating room.

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