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Another word for worry

worry Synonyms

worry

n.

A state of anxiety
anxiety, uneasiness, apprehension, concern; see anxiety, care 2, distress 1.
A cause of worry
problem, upset, disturbance; fearfear 2, troubletrouble 2. See syn. study at care.care.

worry Synonyms

worry

v.

To cause worry
annoy, trouble, bother, bug*; see depress 2, disturb 2.
To indulge in worry
fret, chafe, grieve, take to heart, break one's heart, worry oneself, have qualms, despair, wince, agonize, writhe, suffer, turn gray with worry, be anxious, become sick with worry, stew, sweat out*; see also bother 1.

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Another word for worry

verb

To cause anxious uneasiness in:
ail, cark, concern, distress, trouble. See concern
To disturb by repeated attacks:
annoy, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease, torment. See feelings, pain
To focus the attention on something moodily and at length:
brood, cark, dwell, fret, mope. (Informal) stew. See concern, thoughts

noun

A troubled or anxious state of mind:
angst, anxiety, anxiousness, care, concern, disquiet, disquietude, distress, nervousness, solicitude, unease, uneasiness. See feelings
A cause of distress or anxiety:
care, concern, trouble. See concern

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Don't worry; everything will work out fine.
Don't worry, go! she whispered, smiling, with the kind of familiarity that grows up between a nurse and her mistress.
Don't worry about him.
Worry had prevented her from eating earlier.
Her soft touch did more than erase the worry from his brow.

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