A state of anxiety or uneasiness; a feeling of worry or nervous apprehension.
From Latin 'anxietas' (anxiety, dread) + '-tude' suffix (state or condition, as in 'attitude' or 'gratitude'); an archaic or poetic formation meaning the quality of being anxious.
This word combines 'anxiety' with the '-tude' suffix (like in 'solitude' or 'altitude'), creating a more formal, almost philosophical term that philosophers in the 1600s used to discuss emotional states.
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