English
hangxiety
Blend of hangover + anxiety.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- ‘to constrict’
Proto-Italic *anɣō ‘to constrict’
Latin angō ‘to distress’
Latin ānxius ‘anxious’
Latin ānxietās ‘anxiety’
English anxiety
Today it means
noun An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension, remorse, and/or obsessive concern about some uncertain event, which may be experienced during the day(s) following a bout of alcohol drinking. It however can also refer to one of the classic symptoms of alcohol’s rebound effect, which is a physiological mechanism, rather than a psychological regret.
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Etymograph / hangxiety