anxiety

noun (anxiety, anxieties)

«anxiety» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness or fear about what might happen. tree →
Anxiety (health) is when strong worry happens often and makes life hard; it can be helped by talking and by doctors. tree →
An anxiety is a particular worry. tree →

In the lessons

In wellbeing and PSHE lessons pupils learn to name feelings like anxiety and ways to calm down (breathing, talking to an adult). In stories, anxiety shows suspense. In everyday life: test anxiety, anxiety before a match. Phrases: «with anxiety», «cause anxiety».

Examples

She felt anxiety before her first day at school. tree →
Deep breathing can help with anxiety. tree →
The waiting filled him with anxiety. tree →
Talk to a trusted adult if anxiety stops you sleeping. tree →
His biggest anxiety was forgetting his lines. tree →
Test anxiety is very common. tree →
He was nearly ill with anxiety. tree →

Note

Mostly uncountable; plural «anxieties» for different worries. Adjective: anxious. Said «ang-ZY-uh-tee». Anxiety is common and nothing to be ashamed of; asking for help is wise.

In Jewish tradition

Here it means fear and worry about food and water during a siege, when bread is scarce and measured out.

Interpretation. Ezekiel acts this out as a sign for the people, to show what life will be like in Jerusalem when it is under attack.

Examples

'Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety; (Prophets EZK.12.18, JPS 1917) tree →
They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink their water with appalment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. (Prophets EZK.12.19, JPS 1917) tree →
Moreover He said unto me: 'Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they shall eat bread by weight, and with anxiety; and they shall drink water by measure, and in appalment; (Prophets EZK.4.16, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Mostly uncountable; plural «anxieties» for different worries. Adjective: anxious. Said «ang-ZY-uh-tee». Anxiety is common and nothing to be ashamed of; asking for help is wise.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «anxiety» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «anxiety» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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