ansiedad

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-der.

Proto-Italic *anɣō

Latin angō

Latin ānxius

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Proto-Italic *-tāts

Latin -tās

Latin ānxietātemslbor.

Spanish ansiedad

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ānxietātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ansjeˈdad/ [ãn.sjeˈð̞að̞]

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• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: an‧sie‧dad

Noun

ansiedad f (plural ansiedades)

1. anxiety

   Synonyms: zozobra, desasosiego, angustia

Derived terms

• ansiedad social
• neurosis de ansiedad
• trastorno de ansiedad
• trastorno de ansiedad generalizada
• trastorno de ansiedad social

Related terms

• ansia
• ansiolítico
• ansioso

Further reading

• “ansiedad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025