anxious
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The meaning (definition) of the word anxious
worried and jumpy about what might happen
The word anxious used in a sentence
“I felt anxious before my first day at school.”
Words that mean the same as anxious (synonyms)
worriednervous
Words that mean the opposite of anxious (antonyms)
calmrelaxed
How the word anxious is said around the world
| French | inquiet (an-kee-AY) |
| Spanish | nervioso (nehr-BYOH-soh) |
| Mandarin | 不安 (boo ahn) |
| Hindi | चिंतित (CHIN-tit) |
| Arabic | قَلِق (KA-lik) |
| Russian | встревоженный (fstryeh-VOH-zhen-nee) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ansioso (un-see-OH-zoo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ansioso (ahn-see-OH-zoo) |
| Japanese | ふあんな (foo-AN-nah) |
| German | nervös (nair-VOHS) |
| Urdu | پریشان (pa-ray-SHAAN) |
| Punjabi | ਘਬਰਾਇਆ (ghub-rah-YAH) |
| Korean | 불안한 (BOOL-ahn-hahn) |
| Hebrew | לָחוּץ (la-KHOOTS) |
| Greek | αγχωμένος (ang-kho-MEH-nos) |
| Dutch | zenuwachtig (ZAY-nuu-vakh-tukh) |
| Tagalog | balisa (bah-LEE-sah) |
| Vietnamese | lo lắng (law LAHNG) |
| Turkish | endişeli (en-dee-SHEH-lee) |
| Persian | نگران (ne-ga-RAHN) |
| Polish | niespokojny (nyeh-spoh-KOY-nih) |
| Ukrainian | стривожений (strih-VOH-zheh-nihy) |
| Bengali | উদ্বিগ্ন (ood-BIG-noh) |
| Swedish | orolig (OO-roo-lig) |
| Italian | ansioso (ahn-SYOH-zoh) |
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