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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.

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Now investors have to worry about initial trading in SpaceX stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Josh do you worry that’s too much pampering for Les Bleus?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Do you worry about it ever getting too big?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Biji Jose, from Northern Ireland's Indian Nurses Forum, said there is a lot of anxiety and worry over the disorder.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Jonah stops at the top, jogging in place as he waits for me, and his face screws up with worry.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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