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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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"The stock market has been climbing a wall of worry and has been able to rally on stronger earnings and stable interest rates, but a rising rate environment is another thing altogether."

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Food inflation—which for now remains relatively subdued—could emerge as the next major worry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But there’s also reason for investors not to worry about a lower-for-longer scenario, given that what’s fueling the weakness is more technical in nature than fundamental.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Pat Nevin: The worry for Scotland is that two of the favourites, for me anyway, in Brazil and Morocco are in their group.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But he detected genuine worry in the hare’s voice, so heroically, he turned 180 degrees again and addressed her.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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