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worry

[wur-ee, wuhr-ee] / ˈwɜr i, ˈwʌr i /




Usage

What are other ways to say worry? Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care.

Example Sentences

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Those who worry that they aren’t sufficiently productive will be comforted to know that, in Mr. Bailey’s estimation, “you have about four focused hours in you each workday.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He acted to deal with Americans worried about their grocery bills.

From Barron's

Melinda Farina, a plastic surgery consultant and patient advocate known as the Beauty Broker, worries that social media is persuading a lot of younger women they need a bleph.

From The Wall Street Journal

Don’t worry about never having seen a single episode.

From Los Angeles Times

"We could hear the sirens in the distance. Around me, people were stunned, worried, silent."

From Barron's