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1. A state of extreme Fear or apprehension. Somebody who is about to take a driving test will often quite normally be in a state of 'high anxiety'. See anxiety and phobia.

2. A film by Mel Brooks, 1977,

Plot summary - Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on. When he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own psychiatric condition, "high anxiety," in order to clear his name. An homage to the films of Alfred Hitchcock; contains many parodies of famous Hitchcock scenes from THE BIRDS, PSYCHO, and VERTIGO.

For further details, see the Internet Movie Database - http://us.imdb.com/Title?0076141


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