Definition
The quality or state of being fretful; persistent worry, irritability, or restlessness.
Etymology
From 'fretful' plus '-ness' (suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives). This represents the abstract noun formation pattern in English, creating a noun that names the quality itself rather than a person or instance.
Kelly Says
The '-ness' suffix is one of English's most productive tools for making abstract qualities—fretfulness, kindness, sadness all follow this same pattern, letting us talk about emotional states as tangible properties!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አን Tagen
a-n ta-gen
CACatalà
ansietat
an-see-a-tat
CSČeština
nepokoj
ne-po-koj
DEDeutsch
Zweifel
tsvay-fel
ESEspañol
irritabilidad
i-ri-ta-bi-li-dad
FAفارسی
نگرانی
ne-go-ra-ni
FRFrançais
agitation
a-zhi-ta-syon
HUMagyar
szorongás
szo-ron-gas
IDBahasa Indonesia
kegelisahan
ke-ge-li-sa-han
ITItaliano
irritabilità
i-ri-ta-bi-li-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kegelisahan
ke-ge-li-sa-han
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ပျက်
seet-pyet
NLNederlands
bezorgdheid
be-zor-gd-heid
PLPolski
niepokój
nie-po-kój
PTPortuguês
irritabilidade
i-ri-ta-bi-li-da-de
RORomână
anxietate
an-ksee-e-ta
RUРусский
тревожность
trev-ozh-nost'
SWKiswahili
msisimko
mis-i-sim-ko
THไทย
ความกังวล
khwam-khang-won
TLTL
pag-aalala
pa-ga-a-la-la
TRTürkçe
sinirlilik
sin-ir-li-lik
UKУкраїнська
хвилювання
khvil-yuy-nya
VITiếng Việt
bồn chồn
bon chon
ZUZU
umthwalo
oom-thwa-lo