generalized anxiety disorder

noun

An anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry which may interfere with daily functioning.

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GADanxiety reaction
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Meanings

noungeneralized anxiety disorder (countable and uncountable, plural generalized anxiety disorders)

plural generalized anxiety disorders

  1. countableuncountableAn anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry which may interfere with daily functioning.

    Synonyms: GAD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry which may interfere with daily functioning.

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GAD

More synonyms by meaning

nounan 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

Similar
GADanxiety reaction
Broader
anxiety disorder
Also see
gad

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Estonian ängistusneuroos
  • ängistusneuroostype of anxiety disorder
Finnish ahdistusneuroosi
  • ahdistusneuroositype of anxiety disorder
Spanish trastorno de ansiedad generalizada
  • trastorno de ansiedad generalizadatype of anxiety disorder
Swedish ångestneuros
  • ångestneurostype of anxiety disorder
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