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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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Asked if he was worried about U.S. retaliation, Miller said, “I worry more about kids.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Laura Pomfret, chief executive of women's finance community Financielle, says people worry that speaking up will ruin the atmosphere.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Do you worry about it ever getting too big?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“There is plenty to worry about and we are watching,” she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

‘Oh gosh, don’t worry about them,’ she says.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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