source of anxiety
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsourceandanxiety
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source
noun[C]
uk/sɔːs/us/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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anxiety
noun
uk/æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/us/æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̬i/
an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in ...
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(Definition ofsourceandanxietyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The intrusion of archaic forms of narcissism, it is believed, is thesourceofanxietydisorders in the modern world.
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It is also worth noting that thesourceofanxietyis likely to differ for children in early childhood.
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Condoms, and especially flavoured condoms, were a particularsourceofanxietyfor the nurses and necessitated deflection techniques.
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Very often we 'disown' experience because it is unpleasant or asourceofanxiety.
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Indeed, ritual propriety in accordance with the oracles' temporary and unpredictable demands is an abidingsourceofanxietyfor practitioners in these expensive times.
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It was interesting that in an earlier multidisciplinary meeting the nurse had identified the patient'ssourceofanxietyand yet did not initiate any supportive actions to treat the anxiety.
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Financial worries were a constantsourceofanxiety, either because the participants could not afford necessities and one-off payments, or would not have sufficient in a crisis.
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What is the mainsourceofanxietyabout competition?
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Having said that, let me try to relieve him of onesourceofanxiety.
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That is asourceofanxietyto everyone.
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It is a constantsourceofanxietyto many parents, in particular to the mothers of those young men.
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Happily, inter-union disputes, which were once asourceofanxiety, have been diminishing recently and are now a tiny proportion of disputes within industry.
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Evidence to prove or disprove thatsourceofanxietymust be sought.
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The balloting and reballoting provisions on union membership agreements will be asourceofanxietyto all serious employers.
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Perhaps the most obvious and greatestsourceofanxietyis what is known as technological unemployment.
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I should like to hear more about that, because it remains asourceofanxietyto me.
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An even greatersourceofanxietyarises from chemicals, quite apart from oil.
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The question of water supplies, which is still asourceofanxietyto many people in the country.
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The bridge is a constantsourceofanxietyto the road engineers responsible for looking after it.
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