anxius
Anxius is a term used in contemporary psychology and philosophy to denote a specific form of anticipatory anxiety: the uneasy affect that arises in the expectation of uncertain future events. It is descriptive rather than diagnostic and should not be equated with clinical anxiety disorders. In scholarly use, anxius refers to the subjective experience of feeling tense or on edge before potential outcomes rather than to a sustained pattern of worry across domains.
Originating from the Latin anxius, meaning "uneasy" or "troubled," the term emphasizes the temporal orientation of
In theoretical contexts, anxius has been used to model how individuals experience and regulate uncertainty. In
Cultural and applied contexts include literature, film, and game design, where anxius-like tension serves to motivate
See also: anxiety, anticipatory emotion, risk perception, decision theory, affective science.