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anxiety vs social anxiety

social anxiety vs anxiety

anxiety and social anxiety both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anxiety Yes No No No
social anxiety Yes No No No
As nouns, social anxiety is a hyponym of anxiety; that is, social anxiety is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anxiety:
  • anxiety: (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
  • social anxiety: A discomfort or a fear when a person is in a social interaction that involves a concern of being judged or evaluated by others.
Other hyponyms of anxiety include castration anxiety, hypochondria, hypochondriasis, overanxiety, panic, scare.
anxiety (noun) social anxiety (noun)
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune A discomfort or a fear when a person is in a social interaction that involves a concern of being judged or evaluated by others.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
Difference between anxiety and social anxiety

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