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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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For Dr Vusumusi Sibanda, a human rights lawyer and expert on African diaspora issues, such words are "unfortunate" and "worrying" and encourage ordinary citizens to take the law into their own hands.

From BBC

But there is little concern that Bezos is worried about a return on his investment.

From Salon

While adults worry about sharpening their artificial-intelligence skills to remain relevant in their jobs, many of their teenage children are feeling meh about the AI revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said he is worried about the water company’s future because from everything he has heard, it’s “not a very viable business.”

From Los Angeles Times

He said he was worried he could face criminal charges once he got to Indonesia.

From The Wall Street Journal