anxiété

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anxietātem. By surface analysis, anxieux +‎ -té.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃k.sje.te/

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• Homophone: anxiétés
• Hyphenation: an‧xié‧té

Noun

anxiété f (plural anxiétés)

1. anxiety
2. (pathology) anxiety

Synonyms

• inquiétude

Antonyms

• calme
• confiance
• sérénité

Derived terms

• anxiété sociale

Related terms

• anxieux

Descendants

• → Romanian: anxietate

See also

• angoisse

Further reading

• “anxiété”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012