constant anxiety

collocation in English

meaningsofconstantandanxiety

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constant
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.stənt/us
/ˈkɑːn.stənt/
happening a lot or all ...
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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 ofconstantandanxietyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These conditions kept the patient in a state ofconstantanxiety, and they interpreted this arousal as a sign of preparedness.
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Further, he appeared to be in a state of almostconstantanxiety, with his concerns over his present existence far outweighing his need to recollect his personal past.
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His morale is sapped byconstantanxiety.
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There isconstantanxietyabout future developments and the special development area status is fully justified and should be retained.
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Why should those magnificent women have thatconstantanxiety?
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Now on top of all that, they have theconstantanxietyof the threat of hiving off.
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Moreover, former employees are inconstantanxietyabout whether they will be affected by cancer in the future.
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It shows theconstantanxietythat has existed as our unemployment figures have mounted.
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Theirconstantanxietyaffects his health and happiness more than anything else.
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It is one ofconstantanxietyabout whether they can afford to carry on and whether they will be left with any capital.
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This is one of the most difficult aspects of our problem and it is a veryconstantanxiety.
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I know that there isconstantanxietythat the war might spread further to neighbouring countries.
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There is nothing more debilitating than theconstantanxietythat industry's plans will be disrupted by strikes.
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That matter of sea transport is aconstantanxiety.
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I think that people would rather know the worst about their favourite areas than be in a state ofconstantanxiety.
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It is aconstantanxiety.
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But, despite that record, which is a good one and one for satisfaction in all quarters, there has beenconstantanxietyabout the position of sterling.
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Finance has been aconstantanxietyand a continuous distraction, for national leaders and for constituence officers alike.
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Otherwise, we shall haveconstantanxietyas to the interpretation of resolutions that are often vaguely and widely drawn simply because they are, in essence, a compromise.
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In addition to the pain of their illnesses, they must suffer theconstantanxietyof knowing that they might go to prison for using their medicine of choice.
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