Generalized anxiety disorder
generalized anxiety disorder n.
An anxiety neurosis or state characterized by an overall anxious mood lasting at least one month and including such symptoms as jitteriness, sweating, feelings of catastrophe concerning one’s family or self, and irritability.
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