anxious

Definition

  • adjective: afraid or nervous especially about what may happen
  • adjective: characterized by extreme uneasiness of mind or brooding fear about some contingency
  • often followed by 'to + verb'
  • synonyms: concerned, unquiet, uneasy

Examples

  • They were 'anxious' for their daughter. [=they were worried about what might happen to their daughter]

  • We experienced a few 'anxious' moments as we waited to hear the results of the test.

  • He was 'anxious' that the weather would not improve in time for the party.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Shariff, what's your status? Nearly there. Replacing battery module A-one and C. Ccould you be a little more specific? Indeterminate estimates make Houston anxious. No, Houston. Don't be anxious. Anxiety's not good for the heart. System is ready to reactivate. Hubble telescope engaged. (..)
    2013 Gravity