extreme anxiety

collocation in English

meaningsofextremeandanxiety

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extreme
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstriːm/us
/ɪkˈstriːm/
very large in amount ...
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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 ofextremeandanxietyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Following is the stage of depression, characterized byextremeanxiety, grief, and depression.
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Resultingextremeanxietymay have led to hyperventilation and altered states of consciousness, including fainting.
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The difficulties catered for include memory retention, problems with phonological processing,extremeanxiety, and discipline.
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These demands, sometimes threatening, causedextremeanxietyand on occasion the tenancy was abandoned.
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Some patients report not being aware of the change in movement, but do report an overwhelming feeling of being controlled by emotions such asextremeanxiety/elation.
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At the same time, unbearable pain andextremeanxietymay undermine the cardinal virtue of wisdom and thereby the associated cardinal virtues of courage, justice, and temperance.
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I have heard stories about people who have been burgled for whom the burglary has been an experience ofextremeanxietyand fright.
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The overwhelming issue which those of us representing urban constituencies hear about is theextremeanxiety, worry and tragedy of people in bad housing.
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Any furniture, other than a bed, caused himextremeanxiety.
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In the areas affected the whole population turned out, and for a time there wasextremeanxiety.
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As the hedges increase in size, they can be a cause ofextremeanxiety.
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First, it looked as if it was in danger of being closed and this causedextremeanxiety.
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I know that there isextremeanxietyabout increasing charges.
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We are getting to the point where there isextremeanxietywhether we can actually keep children in school full time.
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We acknowledge theextremeanxietythat has been caused by hysteria and irrationality.
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She has had to be admitted to hospital, occasionally for up to seven days, suffering fromextremeanxietyand stress.
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I feelextremeanxietyabout the present position.
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We are determined to do everything that we can, because we know that there is suchextremeanxiety.
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I am well aware of theextremeanxietyin many areas at the increase in violent crime.
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In terms of numbers it is a very small problem, but to the families concerned it causesextremeanxiety.
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