anxiety reaction

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   an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months

   Synonymsgeneralized anxiety disorderGAD

   Broaderanxiety disorder

Questions about anxiety reaction

What does anxiety reaction mean?

anxiety reaction means "an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months".

What is another word for anxiety reaction?

Close synonyms include generalized anxiety disorder, GAD. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.