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Another word for worry

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Verb

  1. To cause anxious uneasiness in

    See also:

    concern

  2. To disturb by repeated attacks

    See also:

    pain

    feelings

  3. To focus the attention on something moodily and at length

    See also:

    thoughts

    concern

Noun

  1. A troubled or anxious state of mind

    See also:

    feelings

  2. A cause of distress or anxiety

    See also:

    concern

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for worry

Noun

  1. A state of anxiety

    See also:

    distress

    care

    anxiety

  2. A cause of worry

Verb

  1. To cause worry

    See also:

    disturb

    depress

  2. To indulge in worry

    See also:

    bother

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Sentence Examples

  • Don't worry; everything will work out fine.

  • Worry had prevented her from eating earlier.

  • Don't worry about him.

  • Don't worry, go! she whispered, smiling, with the kind of familiarity that grows up between a nurse and her mistress.

  • Her soft touch did more than erase the worry from his brow.

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