Overanxieties

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An excessive preoccupation with worries or fears that affects one’s ability to function normally
2. A heightened state of nervousness characterized by persistent concerns that can lead to distress
3. An overwhelming tendency to focus on potential problems or dangers, resulting in chronic unease and agitation

Etymology: "Overanxieties" is the plural of "overanxiety", a noun meaning an excessive or heightened state of worry. The plural form counts separate instances or kinds of such excessive anxiety, as in discussing several distinct worries a person might carry. The word is built from the prefix "over-", meaning excessive or beyond the proper degree, attached to "anxiety". "Anxiety" itself came into English from Latin "anxietas", from "anxius", meaning troubled or uneasy, with the same root that gives "anguish" and "angina". Adding "over-" simply intensifies that old sense of unease into something excessive.

Synonyms: excessive worries