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An example use of anxiety in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… with them except for anxiety mang xiety …”
Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness, worry, or fear that is often accompanied by physical symptoms such as a fast heartbeat, sweating, and trembling.
the word anxiety occurs in english on average 26.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.