state of anxiety
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstateandanxiety
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state
noun
uk/steɪt/us/steɪt/
a condition or way of being that exists at a ...
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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 ofstateandanxietyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This could also have been attributed to the patients' highstateofanxietyrelated to a diagnosis of cancer.
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Many a man after his injury is in such astateofanxietythat he is quite incapacitated for work.
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Although to a large extent that has gone, we are still living in astateofanxiety.
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It is of extreme importance that staff should be not kept indefinitely in astateofanxiety.
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The universities and every other educational institution in this country now live in a constantstateofanxiety.
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That is disastrous and completely unacceptable for those left in astateofanxietyawaiting the outcome.
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We are all in astateofanxietyabout it.
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If he had been well-paid he would not have been in astateofanxietyabout his home and those in it.
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There will be astateofanxietyamong those involved in the counties and districts.
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When the matter is left in doubt like that, the poor man concerned is necessarily kept in a greatstateofanxietyand nervousness.
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It means that we shall be years and years in abeyance in astateofanxiety, to say nothing of the cost.
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They are therefore in astateofanxiety, frustration and concern.
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She has just gone to university leaving her parent in a greatstateofanxiety.
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The only regret here and in the industry is that the industry has been kept in astateofanxietyfor so long.
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They should not be left in astateofanxietyand doubt in that regard.
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This is a matter of leaving out the reference to "all titles", which is going to get us into some considerablestateofanxietyand distress.
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They live in astateofanxiety.
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I understand that the point is that the men do not want to be left in astateofanxiety, and of course that is clearly reasonable.
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Laymen such as myself believe the scare stories and sometimes travel in astateofanxiety.
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