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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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She said the new rules may reduce casual or accidental exposure to harmful material but adult users will also be worried about their data privacy.

From BBC

Prospects of a prolonged conflict are raising worries over a sizable hit to supply, ANZ adds.

From The Wall Street Journal

With Wall Street worried about the specter of stagflation following February’s surprise drop in nonfarm payrolls and the spike in oil prices, investors will get a double-dose of data on price growth.

From Barron's

With Wall Street worried about the specter of stagflation following February’s surprise drop in nonfarm payrolls and the spike in oil prices, investors will get a double-dose of data on price growth.

From Barron's

She said that while she accepted it was her fault, she was left "worried sick" when told about the fine.

From BBC