worry

Definition for worry

noun as in anxiety, trouble

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anguish, apprehension, concern, doubt, fear, headache, misery, misgiving, pain, problem, uncertainty, uneasiness, woe

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annoyance, care, disquiet, distress, disturbance, heartache, irritation, nag, perplexity, pest, plague, presentiment, torment, torture, trial, vexation, worriment

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bad news

verb as in be or make anxious, troubled

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annoy, bother, depress, disturb, fret, irritate, perturb, plague, trouble, try, unsettle, upset

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afflict, aggrieve, agonize, ail, attack, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, brood, bug, chafe, despair, disquiet, distress, dun, goad, harass, harry, hassle, hector, importune, needle, oppress, persecute, pester, stew, tantalize, tear, tease, test, torment, torture, vex, wince, writhe, wrong

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bite one's nails, concern oneself, feel uneasy, gnaw at, go for, have qualms, sweat out, take on

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But some experts and many Altadena residents worry that the report’s lack of specificity helps officials dodge accountability and makes it more difficult to ensure that such a catastrophic failure doesn’t happen again.

From Los Angeles Times

And I was a little worried, thinking maybe I don't have the level to play with these guys.

From BBC

But rights activists worry about the human cost of these operations.

From BBC

She worries people are losing in-person connection as they're chronically online.

From BBC

His son now has the disease and he is worried the gene may have been passed on to his granddaughter.

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