mental state, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"

castration anxiety - (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principal apply to women

hypochondria, hypochondriasis - chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments

overanxiety - excessive anxiety

scare, panic - sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"

emotion - any strong feeling

discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment - anxious embarrassment

worry, trouble - a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"

concern, fear, care - an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"

disquiet, anxiousness - a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments

insecurity - the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure

disquietude, edginess, inquietude, uneasiness - feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

sinking feeling, sinking - a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"

misgiving, qualm, scruple - uneasiness about the fitness of an action

jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restiveness - the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

Angst - an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom