Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being over-anxious; excessive anxiety.
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- noun The state of being overanxious; excessive anxiety.
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- noun Excessive
anxiety .
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- noun excessive anxiety
Etymologies
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Examples
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I can explain it in no way than by assuming that it is due to overanxiety to do the correct thing.
As A Chinaman Saw Us Passages from his Letters to a Friend at Home Anonymous
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The only fear is test in our overanxiety we give them a degree of independence for which they are unfit, thereby inviting reaction and disaster.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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Clyde had often wondered during the summer if the responsibility of so many girls had not been too much of a tax on her mother's strength and patience, but her letters had been so cheerful, so uncomplaining, that she had tried to put the thought out of her mind, attributing it to overanxiety.
Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's Caroline E. Jacobs 1924
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"Perhaps it is the inevitable result of my overanxiety to understand."
The Snare Rafael Sabatini 1912
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[6] If this dream has been occasioned by overanxiety and weakness, the contrary may be expected.
What's in a Dream: A Scientific and Practical Interpretation of Dreams 1901
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The overanxiety on the father's part irritated the boy.
The Eagle's Heart Hamlin Garland 1900
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The only fear is lest in our overanxiety we give them a degree of independence for which they are unfit, thereby inviting reaction and disaster.
Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Section 2 (of 2) of Supplemental Volume: Theodore Roosevelt, Supplement Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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The only fear is test in our overanxiety we give them a degree of independence for which they are unfit, thereby inviting reaction and disaster.
State of the Union Address Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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You then investigate the situation, talk with your salesperson at length, and determine that the customer’s complaint is a by-product of overanxiety about finances.
Discover What You’re Best At Linda Gale 1998
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