anxiety

Betekenis

1. An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
2. An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
3. A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌæŋ(ɡ)ˈzaɪ.ə.ti/

Etimologie

From Latin anxietās, from anxius (“anxious, solicitous, distressed, troubled”), from angō (“to distress, trouble”), akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). Equivalent to anxious + -ety. See anger; angst.

Sinne

The boy could certainly resist causing that kind of anxiety for the baker .