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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 group is advised by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who said she was worried that a drop in health coverage will worsen homelessness.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is worried that without additional support for people making the transition, society's unhealthy relationship with food means little will change.

From BBC

Survivors are really worried about the possibility of a "slow roll-out of incomplete information without any context", she noted.

From BBC

Nefyn town council chairwoman Mared Llywelyn said the floors of some of the properties had collapsed with the wider community "very worried" as it followed other landslips affecting nearby public paths over the last week.

From BBC

While he used to worry about anxiety or depression, he said those symptoms are gone.

From The Wall Street Journal