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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

चिंता

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chinta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Anxiety/æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"परीक्षा से पहले छात्रों को चिंता होना स्वाभाविक है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

    "She experienced deep anxiety before giving her presentation to the board."
  2. 2

    A nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks.

    "He has been receiving cognitive behavioral therapy to manage his clinical anxiety."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'anxietas', from 'anxius' (troubled, solicitous), ultimately stemming from the verb 'angere' (to choke or distress). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term initially denoted a troubled state of mind or physical distress, later evolving into its modern psychological definition involving persistent worry and apprehension.

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