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Collocations for anxiety - noun

ADJ.

acute, considerable, deep, great | chronic, constant, nagging | growing, increasing, mounting | natural, understandable | needless, unnecessary | public

QUANT.

level
the high level of anxiety created by entering a new environment

VERB + ANXIETY

arouse, bring, cause, create, provoke | lead to | experience, feel, suffer from
She felt a nagging anxiety that could not be relieved.
express, share
The mothers were able to share their anxieties with each other.
cope with, deal with
skills to cope with anxiety
allay, alleviate, dispel, reduce, relieve
The aim is to reduce anxiety and help the patients relax.
aggravate, increase

ANXIETY + VERB

grow
The more reports I study the more my anxiety grows.
arise (from/out of sth), surface
A few anxieties surfaced during the meeting.

ANXIETY + NOUN

attack | level

PREP.

~ about
her growing anxiety about her health
~ at
anxiety at the deterioration of relations between the powers
~ for
deep anxiety for the whole family
~ over
There are anxieties over the effects of unemployment.

PHRASES

fear and anxiety
They were encouraged to express their fears and anxieties.

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