anxietyn.[L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxit. See Anxious.]1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.()2. Eager desire.(J. D. Forbes)3. (Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium.(Dunglison.)()()