Worry synonyms | Best 117 synonyms for worry

chafe

To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

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distress (related)

The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:

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fret

Wiseman

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disturb (related)

To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:

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apprehensive

Having to do with perceiving or understanding

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angst

The definition of angst is a feeling of anxiety or dread.

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suffer

To put up with; tolerate:

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anxiety

A state of apprehension and fear resulting from the anticipation of a threatening event or situation. &diamf3; In psychiatry, a patient has an anxiety disorder &diamf3; if normal psychological functioning is disrupted or if anxiety persists without an identifiable cause.

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grieve

To cause to be sorrowful; distress:

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stew

To fret, fume, or worry; be vexed or troubled

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bugaboo

Alternative spelling of bug-a-boo.

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annoyance

(Countable) An act or instance of annoying.

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burden

A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.

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disquietude

(Uncountable) A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.

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mope

To make spiritless and stupid.

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turn gray with worry

To indulge in worry

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bother (related)

Bother is defined as annoy, worry, or cause discomfort.

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depress (related)

Depress is defined as to press down, make unhappy or less valuable.

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worrying

Inducing worry.

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uneasiness

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beset

To decorate something with jewels etc

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pain (related)

To cause physical pain to; hurt:

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headache

(Figurative) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.

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occupy

1551, Ralph Robinson (tr.), Sir Thomas More's Utopia (in Latin), 1516

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reassure (antonym)

To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or terror.

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upset

To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.

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worry oneself

To indulge in worry

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fretting

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despair

To lose all hope:

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apprehension

The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.

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have qualms

To indulge in worry

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wince

To wince is to make a grimace or twist your face, often involuntary done in anticipation of pain.

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agonize

To suffer extreme pain:

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writhe

To suffer great emotional distress, as from embarrassment or revulsion

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be anxious

To indulge in worry

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become sick with worry

To indulge in worry

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sweat out

To indulge in worry

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care (related)

A cause of such a mental state

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concern

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concerned

Interested and involved:

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disconcerted

Frustrated and disarranged

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distressed

The definition of distressed is damaged, suffering pain or sold below value, or made to look old on purpose.

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perplexed

Hard to understand; confusing

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solicitude

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nightmare

(Figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure.

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annoy

(Archaic) To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

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beleaguer

To beset, as with difficulties; harass

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tease

Tease means to poke fun at someone or something.

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complication

(Medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.

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consternation

Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

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discomfiture

A discomfiting or being discomfited; frustration, confusion, etc.

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fantod

An outburst of emotion; a fit.

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harassment

Harassment is defined as chronically annoying or tormenting someone.

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vexation

The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.

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anguish

To cause to feel or suffer anguish.

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badger

To badger is to annoy, pester or get on someone's nerves.

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bedevil

To plague diabolically; torment; harass

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be solicitous

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brood

To think about (something) persistently or moodily:

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disconcert

To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.

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disturbance

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dread

To anticipate with fear.

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faze

To disturb; disconcert

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fear

To be afraid:

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fidget

To move about in a restless, nervous, or impatient way

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fuss

(Intransitive, especially of babies) To cry or be ill-humoured.

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gnaw

To gnaw is defined as to bite and wear away a small part at a time.

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harass

Harass is defined as to torment or irritate.

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harry

To bother; to trouble.

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hector

(Intransitive) To behave like a bully; swagger.

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importune

To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently.

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millstone

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needle

A narrow, stiff leaf, as of firs, pines, and other conifers. The reduced surface area of needles minimizes water loss and allows needle-bearing plants to live in dry climates.

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perturb

(--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

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pester

Pester is defined as to pick on or irritate.

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plague

To pester or annoy persistently or incessantly.

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pother

To make confused; trouble; worry.